Staff Systems Designer

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

The Systems Engineering (SE) team works with our Project Management Office (PMO) within our professional services organization to deliver value to our end users, channel partners, and for OTTO Motors. SEs design and integrate fleets of OTTO autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and software at our customer facilities. You will report to the Systems Engineering Manager.

Your responsibilities:

• Understand customer requirements and ensure clarity of all requirements before detailed design;
• Consult with applications engineering during the requirements and concept definition process; document/updating the requirements documentation when needed
• Design AMR systems using OTTO Motors products to meet the customer requirements; including system architecture, layout review & design, workflow design, and attachment design
• support the discrete event simulation process by being the lead SE in verifying the validity of all the inputs required for simulation and working with the customer as well as the internal sim team
• support definition of middle layer software design to interface between OTTO Fleet Manager API and any third party automation systems in the facility (PLCs, WMS, ERP, MES systems)
• Author & execute acceptance test plans for validation of system functionality and performance;
• Optimize system performance through analysis, simulation, and experimentation;
• project planning for the deliverables and work packages you own;
• lead and support on-site deployment and integration of designed system.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
• Ability to travel for business within North America, Europe and Asia; ~35 - 45 % travel commitment over the year (travel mostly contained to Canada and USA). Trips to site would typically be 2 weeks on - 2 weeks off during the project integration phase.
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• 8+ Years of relevant experience.
• college/university diploma or degree in an engineering, design, or industrial controls type of field
• middle layer software design experience to enable multi-device/system integration within facility automation
• experience with inductive automation ignition OPC/UA software and Rockwell FT Optix
• authoring and modifying software code (python, C#)
• planning and organization (how to approach and solve a problem, work breakdown to achieve the end goal, etc.)
• familiarity of working with Linux and Jira
• PLC design and integration experience
• interpretation & design analysis of mechanical drawings and electrical schematic

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans. 

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at +1 (844) 404-7247.