Product Engineer - Drives & MotorsAutomationDirect, a leading industrial automation products supplier, is seeking controls engineers that are passionate about becoming a subject matter expert on one of our industrial control product lines - PLCs, HMIs, Drives, Motion, Process Instrumentation. Leverage your product knowledge and experience to specify, analyze, test, and troubleshoot new products for the industrial automation market.
Great things about working here- High ownership, high creativity culture in an engineering office environment
- Low Travel
- Business hours 7-4 or 8-5, No overtime
- Quarterly bonuses and generous profit sharing
- Training provided first month and ongoing training
- Excellent benefits: health/dental/life insurance, 401k, Tuition reimbursement
- On-campus gym and exercise classes
Objective: The Product Engineer will oversee all aspects of product support from "cradle to grave" working in ateam environment. Primary responsibility are products in the area of ac/dcdrives, electronic soft starters, ac/dc motors, and ac/dc gearmotors. TheProduct Engineer is a cross functional servant leader and bridge builderworking within the team, with other AutomationDirect.com teams and with ourproduct suppliers.
Responsibilities: - Leverage your experience and product knowledge to select the best products to grow the product line and meet customer's needs
- Product ownership throughout the product life cycle
- Evaluate and test new products and technologies.Create sample projects for demonstrating product functionality in a controls system.
- Support product through specifying product requirements (HW/SW), new product introductions, documentation, training, second tier backline support (only during normal business hours), and product obsolescence.
- Life-cycle projects to improve product quality or lower product cost
- Supplier evaluation including product offering, technology roadmap, and support capabilities
- Some scheduled domestic and international travel is required
Qualifications: - Requires education in technical discipline with preference for BS in mechanical or electrical engineering or at least 10 years of related experience
- Requires 7 years' experience (10 years preferred) in industrial control & automation market.Preferred experience includes product application, control system integration, technical support, and/or product design involving ac/dc drives and ac/dc motors.
- Similar experience in related markets such as building automation and medical equipment may be considered.
- Experience with industrial control products such as PLCs, HMIs, Servos, and Encoders is desirable along with working knowledge of industrial communication protocols
- Experience with agency approvals (UL, CSA, CE, RoHS, etc.) is desirable
- Experience with CAD such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, etc. is desirable
- Must possess self-confidence, organizational skills, time management skills and excellent communication skills
- Must also be able to work on and manage projects independently, meet deadlines and have excellent interpersonal skills
