Product Engineer 3 - PLC Software & Testing - PCK415-16918
DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Company: Dematic Corporation
Location: MI - Grand Rapids
Req ID: 49182
Position Title: Product Engineer 3 - PLC Software & Testing
Experience Level: Mid Level
Education Required: Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
Travel Required: Yes
Company Description:
Dematic is a global engineering company that provides a comprehensive range of intelligent warehouse logistics and materials handling solutions. With a global knowledge network of more than 4,000 skilled logistics professionals, Dematic is able to provide customers with a unique perspective in world-class materials handling solution design.
Our commitment to solution development, combined with engineering centers and manufacturing plants in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, ensures Dematic has the range and capability to provide reliable, flexible, cost-effective solutions globally. Our successful track record has led to the development and implementation of more than 5,000 integrated systems for a customer base that includes small, medium, and large companies doing business in a variety of market sectors. Dematic generates a global business volume of approximately $1.3 billion.
Dematic is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.
Job Description:
Dematic Corp has a need for a Product Engineer in our Research and Development group to become experts in the Dematic Multishuttle onboard and off-board controller software.
Focus on test development and developing, maintaining key quality assurance practices
Performs complex design, maintenance, enhancement, testing, implementation, and support of Dematic products and components. Completes the development of test requirements under development and executes test specifications. Completes estimates for modules under development and estimates own work. Performs review of complex standards specifications and other documentation to determine engineering requirements. Performs presentations of complex technical findings and developments. Completes the quality process through the execution of module, subsystem, and system test procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
Candidate will be expected to baseline existing system, make needed improvements to stabilize/upgrade existing installations, and co-develop the next generation software in coordination with regional product champions. This will require the ability to complete a complex review of requirements and limitations to determine that the DMS performs optimally in all Dematic Corp. regions.
Training regional product champions will be required in order adequately deploy the DMS product.
20%-25% travel will be required.
The DMS consists of an onboard controller in the shuttle. Generation 1 shuttles are controlled by an onboard Siemens S7 PLC. The Generation 2 shuttles are controlled by an embedded controller programmed in the C. The shuttles receive missions from the DMS off-board controller and do the work of picking and storing loads.
The DMS also consists of an off-board controller (stationary). The stationary is a Siemens S7 PLC. The stationary handles receiving and parsing missions from an upper level controller and sending missions to the shuttle. A stationary controller can have multiple visualization panels attached with serve both as a means of information announcement, manual motion control, and mission manipulation. The stationary controller also controls the lift(s), the conveyor on the lift(s), the conveyor in the rack, and sometimes the conveyor directly upstream/downstream of the lift. The stationary interfaces with the shuttles, the upper level warehouse system, and other input devices such as scanners.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against
any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex,
age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity,
status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal,
state or local protected class.
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