JOB SUMMARY

The Service Technician will support existing equipment and assembly projects as needed. This will include Installation, build, debug, on-site support, remote support, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), Site Acceptance Test (SAT), and documentation. This position also includes Service support for: Training, Service/Warranty Triage, retrofit, and change support. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

-Travel to customer sites for evaluation, installation, debut, and support.

-Work with the project team on the existing project to do the following: 

• Understand the project requirements
• Support the mechanical build and debug of the equipment
• Debug existing code, add, change or modify the controls system software.
• Design additions and/or changes to the electrical and mechanical system.
• Debug and commission the equipment.
• Support acceptance of the equipment at PMD and customer site

-Review and understand electrical and pneumatic controls designs utilizing AutoCad Electrical for drawing changes as needed.

-Troubleshoot the interconnections of peripheral hardware, such as but not limited to; servo motors, vision, robots, leak test systems, LVDT’s, data collection systems and possible industrial network communications.

-Work as needed on the wiring and plumbing of equipment.

-Work as needed on the mechanical equipment.

-Write modifications to the control system software.

-Refine Human to Machine Interface (HMI) programs and integrate with the controls system. 

-Adhere to established controls standards and procedures.

-Observe safety procedures.

OTHER DUTIES

• Communicate with the project team as needed.
• Travel 30-50%

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

Associate degree in one of the following or equivalent experience: 

• AS Electrical Engineering,
• AS Mechatronics Engineering,
• AS Robotics & Manufacturing Engineering Technology,
• AS Mechanical Engineering Technology,
• Or AS Computer Engineering Technology.

MECHANICAL EXPERIENCE:

• Mechanical assembly utilizing layout and detail drawings
• Mechanical alignment and troubleshooting

CONTROLS HARDWARE EXPERIENCE:

• AutoCAD Electrical – modifications/additions to existing designs
• Pneumatic/Fluid modifications and changes to existing designs (SMC, Festo, Numatics, etc.)
• Familiarity with codes and specifications: NFPA79, UL508a, CSA, CE, CCC
• Electrical panel build
• Electrical field wiring
• Pneumatic/Fluid field plumbing

CONTROLS PROGRAMMING/DEBUG EXPERIENCE

• PLCs, HMIs, Motion Controls: Allen-Bradley & Siemens
• Robots (Teaching, program modifications/additions): Fanuc, ABB, Espon, Staubli, Kuka
• Vision (Program modifications/additions): Cognex, Keyence
• Industrial Networking: Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Profibus, ModbusTCP, DeviceNet, RS232

ELECTROMECHANICAL EXPERIENCE:

• Industrial Sensors/Transducers: Proximity, Hall Effect, photoelectric, color, force, displacement, pressure, flow, level, temperature
• Industrial Peripherals: Leak testers, electrical testers, laser markers, laser welders, Servo presses, force/displacement monitors