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Application Engineer
Location:
Atlanta, GA - United States
Company:
B&R Industrial Automation Corp.
Posted:
November 14th, 2024
Salary:
Not Specified
Education:
Bachelors Degree
Experience
1+ Years
Travel:
< 25%
Job Description:
B&R Automation Team
We are a leading manufacturer of CONTROL SYSTEMS for INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION. Founded in 1979 in Austria, B&R specializes in a complete range of innovative Programmable Controllers, Industrial PC’s, Operator Interfaces, Servo Drives and Motion Control Products. After opening its US subsidiary in Roswell, GA, B&R USA has continuously grown as a sales and support organization through both direct sales offices and B&R’s unique Automation Partner distribution network. Our distribution Partners are independent companies with an exclusive B&R sales territory, which provide excellence in automation for our customers locally. With over 1,300 employees worldwide and more than 120 sales offices in over 50 countries, B&R ranks among the largest privately owned automation manufacturers in the world. We are currently seeking highly qualified application engineers for positions available at B&R’s headquarters and/or one or more of our nationwide distribution Partners.
Job Description
B&R offers an excellent opportunity to build a strong, new career and prepare oneself for this position. The Application Engineer will first participate in a six month in-depth training course by B&R in order to gain the necessary foundation for successful project work. He/She will learn vital technology, appropriate terminology, processes, and tools to succeed in developing B&R applications. During this time the Engineer will setup, program, modify, and maintain a variety of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA), and reporting applications, for example.
Following the training course the Application Engineer will learn how to implement applications under the supervision of experienced engineers and eventually, he/she will have the necessary skills to begin designing concepts for new applications, supervising trainees, managing projects, and training of less experienced engineers.
Once trained, the Application Engineer will be responsible for providing our customers with state-of-the-art automation solutions primarily for machine builders. Projects include optimizing existing systems and integrating new solutions involving PLC s, industrial computers, process instrumentation, project management and other control devices. This position is responsible for materials specification, design of electrical schematics and equipment schedules, as well as developing and commissioning customer-specific software solutions using PLC and HMI/EOI programming. He/She will also perform service calls on direct projects or other engineers projects as needed.
Job Requirements
• Bachelor's degree (BS) from four-year college or university in Computer Science (CS), Computer Engineering (CMPE), Electrical Engineering (EE)
or Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Application development experience in a high-level language, preferred ‘C’
• Experience in the following areas is preferred:
- Motion control systems
- IEC 61131 programming languages (Ladder diagram, Structured text)
- In depth knowledge of Windows operating systems
- Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio .NET
- Real-time operating systems and programming in real-time environments.
• Great interest in PC- and PLC-hardware applications, mechanical and electrical systems and physics
• Excellent communication skills and strong customer-service ethics
• Desire to work in an international team environment
• Creativity and ability to make decisions
This position entails some travel to customer locations throughout the United States. A valid US passport will be required for occasional international travel opportunities.
If you think that you have what it takes to accept this challenging position, we want to talk to you!
Please send a cover letter and resume to jobs.us@br-automation.com Job reference BRBC2008
B&R Industrial Automation Corp.
1325 Northmeadow Parkway, Suite 130
Roswell, GA 30076
Phone: (770) 772-0400
Fax: (770) 772-0243
e-mail: jobs.us@br-automation.com
www.br-automation.com
Company Background
B&R Industrial Automation - Your international Partner for Automation B&R is the world’s largest and most successful private company in the area of automation equipment manufacturing. Automation is our passion. Whether it’s electrical drives, controllers or visualization devices – B&R provides the entire range of automation products from a single source. Our products are distinguished by their pe... read more