Automation and Controls Engineer- AgTech Start-Up

Company: advanced.farm
Location: Davis
Posted on: July 31, 2022

Job Description:

We build robots for the next frontier of farming. We are a venture-backed startup based in Davis, CA, and we build robots to address some of farming's toughest tasks. Here's what we can offer to you that you can't get anywhere else: --- The chance to transform an industry and improve the lives of millions of farmworkers. --- First-hand exposure to an endless supply of incredibly challenging technical problems. --- The pressure to invent cutting-edge solutions to said problems (and mess up along the way). --- Limitless career upside: you grow as we grow. --- The chance to live in the 'burbs of sunny California and ride your bike to a farm for work everyday. --- A workplace that encourages building, learning and deploying. See your work in the field! Still interested? Read our mission and the job description below to see if you're a good fit for us! Use your powers for good!

• Help us build a novel ag tech manufacturing system!
• Program PLCs to control complex mechanical systems.
• Work with 6 DOF industrial robots. (Yaskawa, Universal Robots)
• Perform automation system site installations, electrical design, and troubleshooting.
• Program 2D and 3D robot vision systems. (FANUC 2D & 3DL, Cognex)
• Set up and program PLCs using structured text (Brands such as Beckhoff, Automation Direct, Keyence), and integrate PLCs with databases. (MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle, etc.)
• Troubleshoot AC and DC electrical systems.
• Implement robust networking for stable communication between devices.
• Set up and tune Variable Frequency Drives.Here's what we'll look for when we select someone to join the team.
  • BS in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years experience in industrial automation.
  • Proficiency in setting up and programming PLCs using structured text or other IEC 61131-3 languages.
  • Experience setting up hardware and programming FANUC, Mitsubishi, or KUKA articulated robots in a material handling/sorting/palletizing environment.
  • A desire to write clean, efficient, and testable code.
  • Accountability, ownership of work, and ability to meet deadlines.
  • Flexibility, creative thinking and ability to adapt to a dynamic and changing environment.
  • This position is onsite in Davis, CA in an industrial shop environment. The position will involve up to one week of travel per month to grower sites within California.
  • Legal work status in the US- please do not apply if you need visa sponsorship now or in the future. We are unable to sponsor visas.

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