Please see our current positions open below. If you are interested in applying for a career at REI Automation, please email our Vice President of Operations Mark Ahring.
Job Title: Electrical Designer
Responsibilities will include:
- Develop detailed electrical drawings for controls and automation hardware for panel fabrication and field use using AutoCAD and Eplan.
- Specify bill of materials and design PLC-based control systems, panels, drives and related power distribution systems.
- Design and draft industrial electrical schematics and assemblies, wiring diagrams, cable lists, cable management systems in detail.
- Ensure designs meet all applicable codes as applicable such as UL-508A, NFPA 79, NEC and other codes as applicable based on location.
- Interface with outside vendors for component selection, manufacturing, and assembly.
Skills & Competencies:
- 2 year associates degree in Engineering Technology or 3 plus years of experience with industrial electrical controls.
- Experience with instrumentation, sensors, drives/motor control and the related power distribution.
- Knowledge of EIP/ Profinet networks
- Knowledge of Siemens and Rockwell PLC systems
- Excellent interpersonal skills involving ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environments
- Ability to multitask by handling diverse assignments concurrently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Will be able to work effectively with minimal oversight.
- Must work well with clients and REI employees.
Job Title: Controls Engineer
Responsibilities will include:
- Implementation of control systems for an expansive range of automated equipment including assembly lines, material handling, welding, dispensing, testing/inspection, etc. to be utilized for manufacturing by a wide variety of customers
- Interfacing with outside vendors for component specification, selection and integration
- Programming of control systems for automated equipment including work with PLCs, HMIs, servo motion control, conveyors, robotics integration, laser marking, machine vision, etc.
- Commissioning of machine to meet customer quality and cycle time requirements including testing, validation and on-site start-up.
- Ensuring that projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Creating and maintaining comprehensive project documentation
- Some travel to customer sites for project installations and end user support
- Other Duties as Assigned
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical or Computer preferred) or equivalent experience
- Experience writing complete programs in Rockwell and/or Siemens programming environments
- Experience creating both intuitive and functional HMI screens using Rockwell and/or Siemens HMI platforms
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
- Able to multitask by handling diverse assignments concurrently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to work effectively with minimal oversight
- Must work well with both clients and REI employees
Preferred Skills:
- 2+ years of experience in a related field
- Experience with industrial robots such as FANUC, Epson, Kuka, ABB, etc. (strongly preferred)
- Experience with AC and servo motion control
- Experience programming barcode and RFID read/write applications
- Experience with direct part marking applications
- Experience with data logging and database interfaces
Job Title: Mechanical Design Engineer
Responsibilities will include:
- Design of highly varied types of mechanical systems, including fixtures, machining, assembly, part feeding, part handling, welding, dispensing, testing, measuring, etc. utilized in automated equipment for a wide range of manufacturing customers.
- Production of detailed drawings and specification of purchased parts, and development of the Bill of Material.
- Analysis of mechanical systems, including Finite Element analysis
- Interfacing with outside vendors for component selection, manufacturing, and assembly.
- Leading assembly, testing and onsite startup. Debugging of machine to meet customer quality and cycle time requirements.
- Pneumatics and servo controlled assembly design.
- Design/programming of control systems for automated equipment, including work with PLC’s, servo motion, robotics, machine vision, etc.
- Concept development based on customer specification. Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications
- Ensure that projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Skills & Competencies:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Four + years of experience with automated equipment
- Excellent interpersonal skills involving ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environments
- Candidate should be experienced with solid modeling software. SolidWorks is preferred.
- Ability to multitask by handling diverse assignments concurrently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Proficient in both Microsoft Excel and Word
- Will be able to work effectively with minimal oversight.
- Must work well with clients and REI employees.
- Must be able to travel – job will require some out of town work typically in the southeast but also internationally for customer support and project installations.
Relationships: Position will answer directly to the Engineering Manager
Job Title: Field Service Engineer
Responsibilities will include:
- Field Service Engineer will assist with assembly, programming, and commissioning of factory automation equipment including assembly, part feeding, part handling, pressing, welding, dispensing, testing, measuring, robots, etc. for a wide range of manufacturing customers.
- Field Service Engineer must travel to a customer’s site and remain on site for the duration of time necessary to troubleshoot existing equipment, repair existing equipment, install new equipment, and run factory acceptance trials. Travel is expected to be 50%.
- Field Service Engineer will receive customer calls, estimate costs, and submit quotes to customers as needed. Upon completion of service, he will fully document service detailing labor, material, and travel cost.
Skills & Competencies:
- 5+ years of experience with automated equipment
- Able to troubleshoot PLC programs
- Ability to troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair and wide range of automation equipment including robots from several manufacturers
- Ability to read and interpret mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic drawings
- Ability to multitask by handling diverse assignments concurrently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Will be able to work effectively with minimal oversight
- Must work well with clients and REI employees
Job Title: Sales Engineer
Primary Function: Responsible for increasing sales and generating new revenue for the organization. The Sales Engineer will contact customers, explain machine system features, answer any questions that their customers may have and negotiate prices.
Nature and Scope:
- Identify prospective customers by using business directories
- Follow leads from existing clients
- Attend trade shows and conferences
- Contact new and existing customers to discuss their needs and to explain how specific products and services can meet these needs
- Help customers select products based on the customers' needs, product specifications, and regulations
- Emphasize product features based on analysis of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations
- Answer customers' questions about prices, availability, and product uses
- Negotiate prices and terms of sale and service agreements
- Prepare sales contracts and submit orders for processing
- Collaborate with colleagues to exchange information, such as selling strategies and marketing information
- Follow up with customers to make sure they are satisfied with their purchases and to answer any questions or concerns
- Other duties as assigned
Qualification Requirements:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a field related to the core business plus 2 to 4 years related experience in customer service in a manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Strong organization skills, and high-level attention to detail
- Strong negotiating skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel)
- Highly motivated with ability to work under pressure
- Motivated team player
- Open, friendly and positive attitude
- Excellent initiative and problem solving abilities
- Speaks clearly; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills
- Writes clearly and informatively; able to read and interpret written information
Physical Demands and Abilities:
- Regularly sits for long periods of time
- Regularly spends extended periods of time looking at a computer screen
- Frequently spends long periods of time on the telephone.
- Frequent standing, twisting, walking, pushing/pulling, horizontal reaching, bending, squatting, kneeling, grasping, forceful gripping/pinching
- Ability to regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds