Principal Automation Engineer Jobs

The Company

Galvion designs and manufactures best-in-class ballistic helmets and power solutions for the modern war fighter, law enforcement officer, and the first responder. Protection must be reliable and strong; but agility, mobility, flexibility, and integration are game changers. Our highly skilled, cross-functional team of industry specialists, engineers and product designers work with advanced materials and cutting-edge tools to drive our protective solutions and ensure that they meet our singular objective: to enhance survivability.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Due to continued growth in our Armor Division, a unique opportunity exists for an experienced Principal Automation Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be part of a team responsible for both maintenance of existing equipment and cells, and you will be tasked to create and procure new equipment and cells in the future. In addition, you will make calculated adjustments to existing programs for currently running programs and creating new programs for new parts and processes. This role requires you to be in our Newport, VT office two to three times per week.

What You Will Be Doing

As a critical team member, you will design and implement automated systems for use in diverse manufacturing and production environments and lead collaborative discussions between leadership and key stakeholders to determine automation capabilities and goals. In addition, you will collaborate with Design Engineering to establish best way to automate the fabrication of new products.

YOU WILL BE EVALUATED ON YOUR ABILITY TO

• Understand servo motors/encoders and how they track motor positions, for both new installations and maintenance of current systems.
• Leverage your CAD (SolidWorks or similar) experience and understanding of machine tolerances to ensure successful processes.
• Troubleshoot electrical/mechanical, pneumatic systems to find and correct errors and failures and root causes for complex problems.
• Support existing automation technology with component and process upgrades.
• Analyze layout of equipment, workflow, assembly methods and work force to maximize efficiency.
• Deliver complex process automation projects on time and on budget to significantly improve the profitability of the Armor Business Unit.
• Provide training and guidance to all employee levels in the operation and maintenance of new equipment.
• Effectively participate in design reviews to improve product design for manufacturability.
• Create detailed roadmaps to guide automation projects from conception to final implementation.

What You Will Need To Succeed

• Experience in some form of robotics, (ABB Robotics a plus), ladder logic programming and the ability to use code to manipulate and check IO signals to accomplish tasks within an automated system.
• Bachelor's degree in Automated Manufacturing, Electrical or Mechanical Engineer or other related discipline.
• Understanding of servo motors/encoders and how they track motor positions, for both new installations and maintenance of current systems.
• Meaningful experience with 24VDC PLC and IO systems and common practice as well as familiarity with common practices of wiring, cable glands, crimping and soldering types of cable.
• Experience with compression molding and related processes and Lean production principles is a plus.
• A minimum of 10+ years of Automation Engineering experience.
• Fluency in English is mandatory, French a plus.

THE TEAM

Led by an accomplished mentor and coach with a wealth of engineering experience, you will be working with passionate and driven individuals who are making a difference for our modern-day war fighters, law enforcement, and EMS professionals.

Galvion provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Galvion complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.