Controls Engineer (Onsite)

Job Description

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Position Overview:
The Global Controls Engineering Group showcases talented professionals, world-class technologies, and innovative solutions that “power” the quality and performance of Insulet Corporation’s unique drug delivery devices.  The Controls Engineer provides engineering and technical resource expertise in order to maximize the Global Controls Engineering Group contribution to company performance.

The Controls Engineer will provide Hardware/Software Controls development utilized on assembly and packaging equipment, process equipment and high-speed applications.  The candidate will be responsible for improvements to existing equipment and other continuous improvement initiatives.  This position requires strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.  The candidate must be self-driven and quick to learn and able to perform in a very dynamic work environment, balancing a wide variety of projects and work activities.
The Acton site is a global business HQ and product development site with all commercial, business functions and manufacturing co-located with all technical disciplines.  This offers a broad range of career and experience building opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and enhance electro-mechanical systems and mechatronic devices, creating automated systems and software to control their safe and effective operation in validated medical device environment.

• Work effectively in a collaborative, hands-on, and dynamic team environment

• Develop, Install, and improve control systems, servo drives, motors, HMIs, I/O systems, and PLCs programs on high-speed assembly, packaging, and process equipment.

• Develop, collaborate on, and review wiring diagrams and logic.

• Actively participate in algorithmic, control, mechanical design discussions and code reviews.

• Develop novel, accurate computer vision algorithm and advanced systems with a focus on real-time object recognition, object tracking, camera calibration and 3D reconstruction

• Configure vision systems (PC, frame grabbers, cameras, illumination, motion control interfaces)

• Troubleshoot, continuously improve, and create imaging programs for production equipment

• Utilize strong troubleshooting skills approach to identify root cause and define solution

• Research, explore and analyze data patterns programs for specifications, feasibility studies, and productivity improvements using existing data science tools and self-created programs

• Technical support of continuous improvement and six sigma projects for Plant efficiency

• Ability to Plan task, be independent, self-motivated in a dynamic and fast growing environment

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics, Electrical, Electronics Engineering or equivalent experience.

• Appreciation of hands on complex assembly and manufacturing equipment experience including clean sheet design, design, and implementation of continuous improvement for discrete component assembly equipment.

• Experience with Rockwell Automation, Keyence or Cognex vision software and ABB Robotics.

Preferred Skills and Competencies:

• Understanding of engineering, design, and development of manufacturing equipment for high volume, high speed, high precision assembly operation and complex industrial systems

• Programming knowledge of Rockwell Automation RSLogix5000 and FTView ME and SE

• Knowledge of VFD and Servo drives.  (AB Powerflex and Kinetix preferred)

• Power distribution calculations (ampacities, SCCR, etc.)

• Understanding of modern machine safety applications is a strong plus

• Experience with B&R controls software and hardware is a strong plus.

• Experience in controls of automation, high-speed component feeding, material handling

• Strong knowledge of servo motion control concepts and robotics

• Knowledge of visual computing tasks, such as camera representations and related data processing, 3D world to image mapping.

• Knowledge of model architectures and techniques across range of domains, including image classification, object detection, image segmentation, anomaly detection and object tracking

• Proficiency in robot system desig