Form Energy · 10 hours ago
Senior Controls Engineer, Robotics & Vision
Weirton, WV
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
6+ years expForm Energy, Inc is an American manufacturing and energy technology company focused on revolutionizing energy storage. The Senior Controls Engineer will design, develop, and deploy industrial control and execution systems for manufacturing iron-air batteries, leading projects and providing technical guidance within the Robotics & Vision team.
BatteryEnergyEnergy StoragePower GridRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Responsible for design, development, and deployment of industrial control and execution systems under the direction of staff level robotics & vision controls engineers
Serve as a technical lead on Robotics & Vision projects, coordinating with controls engineers for Automation, Electrical and Instrumentation, and SCADA to assure all technical requirements are met on budget and on schedule
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced robotics & vision controls engineers
After escalation from our sustaining team, provide robotics & vision support for the production operations and maintenance departments, including troubleshooting robotics, vision systems, electrical issues, and problem resolution as they relate to equipment and process downtime, throughput improvement, and/or any safety concerns
Rotating on-call responsibilities for off-hour escalations from our sustaining team
Work directly with equipment vendors to assure they are following Form Energy Equipment Standards to deliver quality robotic and vision solutions, including executing FATs at vendor sites and SATs at Form Factory 1
Execution of internal projects, as directed by staff controls engineers, including development and testing of robotics programming and vision system configuration and integration with PLC, SCADA, and MES
Utilize input from production, maintenance supervisors, operators, vendors, and service providers to provide troubleshooting assistance and make improvements
Responsible for following all Safety and Environmental policies and procedures
Troubleshooting MES data transactions within PLC programs
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience as a hands-on engineer working on robotic systems
Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal
PLC Programming and Troubleshooting
Siemens TIA-Portal (Required, with supervision)
Rockwell Studio 5000 (Required, with supervision)
FANUC (Required, execute independently)
FANUC ROBOGUIDE (Required, execute independently)
Keyence and Cognex Barcode Scanner (Required, execute independently)
Keyence and Cognex Inspection (Required, with supervision)
Position (Required, execute independently)
PLC Product Tracking Programming (Required, with supervision)
PLC Handshake/Data Programming (Required, with supervision)
Review/Redline/Read Electrical Schematics (Required, execute independently)
Troubleshoot (Required, execute independently)
FANUC DCS Programming (Required, execute independently)
Troubleshoot (Required, execute independently)
iba (Required, execute independently)
Octoplant (Required, execute independently)
Read and interpret schematics, diagrams, and blueprints to troubleshoot and repair controls components (Required)
Attention to detail when testing and troubleshooting (Required)
Recording data and documenting procedures (Required)
Bachelor Degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics or equivalent experience
Significant robotics & vision experience in a Manufacturing Environment
Preferred
Beckhoff TwinCat (Nice to Have)
Ignition Perspective (Nice to Have)
Siemens WinCC (Nice to Have)
Rockwell FTView ME (Nice to Have)
IPC and Panel PC setup and deployment (Nice to Have)
Epson (Nice to Have)
Kawasaki (Nice to Have)
Ignition Integration for Data (Nice to Have)
AutoCAD Electrical Design (Nice to Have)
SolidWorks Design (Nice to Have)
Configure Siemens Scalance Managed Network Switches (Nice to Have)
Siemens ProfiSafe and Safety Programming (Nice to Have)
Rockwell CIP Safety and Safety Programming (Nice to Have)
Control panel fabrication and modification (Nice to Have)
Benefits
100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
80% of healthcare premiums for dependents
At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents
Up to 20 weeks for birthing parents
Generous vacation policies
Company
Form Energy
Form Energy is an energy technology company that produces electric grids and accelerates the transition to clean energy.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (27)
2023 (7)
2022 (3)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.57BKey Investors
Trinity CapitalT. Rowe PriceUS Department of Energy
2024-12-16Debt Financing· $50M
2024-10-09Series F· $405M
2024-08-06Grant· $147M
Leadership Team
Mateo Jaramillo
CEO/co-founder
Marco Ferrara
Co-Founder, Chief Digital Officer
Recent News
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