Automation Technician - Night Shift

Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Automation Technician located in Austin, TX .

Work Shift : 600p-600a Sun, Mon, Tue, every other Sat (15% Shift Diff)

What a typical day looks like :

• Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation / robotic system components
• Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems and components and return to serviceability
• Ensure preventative maintenance of robotic and process support equipment are completed on a regularly scheduled basis.
• Understanding of PLCs
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams including complex automated system drawings.
• Collaborate with the automation team in the qualification process of automated systems.
• Assists engineers in developing and designing hardware and software required for all automation solutions per specifications.
• Through troubleshooting, identifies machine malfunctions and isolates the failure mechanism.
• Repairs the failure mechanism in the most cost-effective manner.
• Performs preventive maintenance at specified intervals and schedules.
• Performs calibrations and re-qualifications on equipment at specified intervals and schedules.
• Assists process technicians and engineers with the installation and removal of process equipment.
• Analyzes and implements corrective action reports and process tracking mechanisms.
• Disassembles instruments and equipment and inspects components for defects.
• Aligns, repairs, replaces, and balances component parts and circuitry.
• Assists engineers in formulating test, calibration, repair and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain precision accuracy of measuring, recording and indicating instruments and equipment.
• Highest level may perform both software and hardware maintenance.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team :

• Experience with material handling, automation and / or robotics equipment
• Electronic Assembly : schematics, PCB loading, mechanical assembly
• Cables : crimping, harness assembly, connector / wire soldering, cable prepping
• Testing : oscilloscope, cable & harness testing, troubleshooting, component testing, logic analyzer
• Machine Operations : automatic component insertion equipment, surface mount insertion equipment, wave soldering
• Mechanical & Electrical Tools : power air guns, taps & dies, alignment tools, measuring tools

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide :

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

Job Category

Production Engineering

Is Sponsorship Available?

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