Sr. Applications Engineer

Overview

Gray AES is looking for a Sr. Applications Engineer to join our team in our Lexington, KY Office!

Responsibilities

Why Gray AES?

 

Gray is a family-owned, fully integrated global service provider specializing in engineering, design, construction, digital, equipment manufacturing, and real estate services. Deeply rooted in EAC services, Gray serves both domestic and international customers across our core markets: Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Automotive, Distribution, Mission Critical, and Commercial. At Gray, our purpose is to make a positive difference in people's lives and build a better future.

 

Gray AES, the professional services arm of Gray, is a top-ranked firm offering architecture, engineering, and automation services across the globe. Made up of multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, and project managers, these collaborative teams work every day to provide unique, customized solutions for our customers. It’s the spirit of our people – the passion, commitment, and a great team environment – that makes our company a great place to work.

 

Who we want… (Requirements)

 

A Sr. Applications Engineer Level I to support our Advanced Automation team for designing and implementing innovative outcome-based solutions for our market-leading enterprise customers. We are looking for someone to join the team with proven experience developing technical solutions in the areas of robotics, autonomous mobile robots, vision systems as well as other advanced automation technologies. Gray AES's approach to our customers is to build a consistent customer team and become the trusted advisor to partner with their team.

 

The Sr. Applications Engineer role is a technical position in a fast paced, challenging, and positive work environment conceptualizing, quoting, and executing design services related to robotic and advanced automation equipment or cells.

 

Accountabilities

• Interface with customers to understand and document their challenges.
• Clearly and concisely communicate proposed solutions and benefits to customers.
• Develop 2D and 3D conceptual drawings of automated work cells.
• Develop equipment and labor budget for proposed solutions.
• Work with technology suppliers to stay current on technologies and develop new technologies.
• Maintain clear design coordination between all Gray AES services such as OT, Automation, Robotics, Digital Transformation and Process/Packaging teams.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment on fast-track projects displaying a strong capability in being self-sufficient to learn and implement new technologies or solutions.

Qualifications

What we expect… (Essential Functions)

• BS in Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical Engineering is preferred, other engineering disciplines will be considered based on relevant experience.
• Candidate shall have 15+ years of experience developing and implementing automation systems including industrial or collaborative robots, autonomous mobile robots, vision systems, etc.
• Clear and effective communication skills shall be required to support proactive coordination and reduction to practice of physical designs across all project disciplines including customer, process and packaging engineers, network engineers, OEM, and other disciplines.
• This position will include customer interaction at a functional and technical level, candidates must possess excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Candidate should have experience designing robotic work cells, mounts, conveyors, end of arm tooling, and custom tooling or fixturing.
• Candidate should have a basic knowledge of pneumatic, electrical and communications control systems.
• Candidate must display experience in advanced automation technology such as industrial and collaborative robotics, automated guided vehicles (AGV or AMR’s) as well as machine vision applications and any of their related hardware.
• General knowledge of industry standard specifications, tools, and procedures.
• Demonstrate ability to accurately provide engineering direction, whether verbal or written.
• Software:
  • Must have a demonstrated capability to learn and apply software including writing code.
  • Must have familiarity with AutoCAD, and mid-level skills in 3D modeling software applications such as Inventor and SolidWorks.
  • Must have proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.), and other commonly found PC driven software tools.
  • Familiarity with design and application of Industrial Control systems utilizing common industrial focused programming software such as Rockwell Studio 5000