Automation Engineer

SUMMARY:
We are seeking to source a Mechatronics Engineer from Manufacturing and or Processing. Our client is based in the Midrand area and is seeking to employ a competent engineer with a qaulification form a University in South Africa.

POSITION INFO:
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Job Description

• Identify potential areas of improvement in current manufacturing equipment or processes and drive the implementation of replacement equipment/processes
• Identify new technologies, processes or standards that can be used in the supply chain of our client to improve the manufacturing process
• Play a lead role (of a technical nature) in the development of new systems from an Automation Engineering aspect within larger team projects
• Provide support to outsourced automation projects: Help create documentation such as a user requirement specification, provide technical assistance, commissioning oversight, integration into current systems and long-term support to manufacturing and automation projects implemented through outsourced companies
• Provide manufacturing insight to projects where new products are developed, or major changes are made to existing products to influence products or processes early in the product development life cycle
• Keeping abreast of new product development (especially in R&D) and working closely with industrializing process through the entire life cycle of development.
• Provide and support new Automation and Manufacturing standards for projects that will create a framework of how engineering type projects are run within manufacturing, which includes (but are not limited to): Software standards, documentation, project planning framework templates for automation, creating standards for parts and processes, commissioning procedures and sign offs
• Provide technical support to current legacy equipment and systems
• Provide valuable input to long term manufacturing strategies
• Transfer knowledge applicable to the manufacturing processes and systems to other team members to raise the level of manufacturing technical capabilities
• Constantly develop technical skills to be an expert in the field of automation
• Actively engage with senior personnel on the manufacturing team to expand knowledge base of current systems and standards
• Actively implement communication strategies and project planning integration between departments

• BEng in Mechatronics or equivalent is necessary
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in automation engineering and development of new systems in a highly technological environment
• Understanding of electronic system design
• Understanding of mechanical system design
• Understanding of mechatronic system design
• Understanding of software engineering principles
• Understanding of and experience with industrial field buses ( EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, Profinet etc. )
• Understanding of Git and version control principles.
• Proficiency in structured text programming language
• Experience with machine vision is highly advantageous
• Experience with Beckhoff New Automation Technology is highly advantageous
• Experience with relational databases and SQL is advantageous
• Experience with Linux operating systems and command line usage is advantageous
• Experience in electronic initiation and the mining industry is advantageous