Product Engineer

Company: Gables Search Group
Location: Cumming
Posted on: May 29, 2023

Job Description:

A well-established and thriving industrial automation products company, with product lines that include: PLC's/I/O/PC Control, HMI's/Communications, Drives/Motors/Motion, Process/Fluid Power, and Power Distribution, needs Product Engineers. The Product Engineer - Networks and PLCs will oversee all aspects of product support from "cradle to grave" working in a team environment.
Primary responsibility is products in the area of PLCs including legacy PLCs, new PLCs, remote I/O, and industrial networking and communication products. The Product Engineer is a cross-functional servant leader and bridge-builder working within the team, with other teams, and with our product suppliers.

Great things about working here!

• LOW TRAVEL
• 8-5 or 8-6 with half-day off each week, NO OVERTIME
• Quarterly bonuses and generous profit sharing
• Team-based culture
• Training provided first month and ongoing training
• Excellent benefits: health/dental/life insurance, 401k, quarterly bonus, profit-sharing
• On-campus cafe and gym and exercise classes
• Tuition reimbursement Responsibilities:
  • Product evaluation and testing
  • Sourcing documentation or material for catalog, manuals, webinars, application notes/articles, example programs, etc.
  • Support for new product introductions
  • Backline support for the internal technical customer support team
  • Technical product training for internal teams
  • Life-cycle projects to improve product quality or to lower product cost
  • Supplier evaluation including product packaging and barcode labels
  • Supplier evaluation for product support capabilities
  • Some scheduled domestic and international travel is required Qualifications:
    • Requires education in a technical discipline with a preference for BS in electrical or mechanical engineering or at least 10 years of experience
    • Requires 7 years of experience (10 years is preferred) in the industrial control & automation market. This could include product application, control system integration, technical support, and/or product design involving process controllers, temperature controllers, process sensors, and other similar products. Similar experience in related markets such as building automation may be considered.
    • Experience with industrial control products such as HMIs, Remote I/O, and Variable Frequency Drives, Servos, and Encoders is desirable
    • Experience with network topology including basic understanding of how to securely layout an industrial network is desirable
    • Experience with basic configuration and use of managed switches, routers and VPN is desirable
    • Experience of Industry 4.0 network technologies such as MQTT, Sparkplug B, OPC-UA, etc. is desirable
    • Experience with Industry 4.0 SCADA and Cloud technologies including security management and certificate is desirable.
    • Basic understanding of industrial cybersecurity best practices is desirable
    • Experience with agency approvals such as UL, CSA, RoHS, etc. and 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

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