Applications/Field Service Engineer

Job Description:

Airbus Robotics is looking for an Applications Engineer 2 to join our Engineering team based in Mukilteo, WA.

How we care for you:

-Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may
include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to
participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”)
-Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a
generous paid parental leave program.
-Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical
(traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life,
disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit
coverages.
-Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development
programs and both national and international mobility.

Annual Salary range of $80,000-$97,000 based on applicant profile.

Your challenges:

• Investigate product issues during new product testing and bring up at Airbus Robotics and at customer sites post-delivery, support root cause analysis of failures, and propose remediation in a timely fashion.
• Analyze customer feedback including warranty requests and generate prioritized actions to address shortcomings associated with the company’s products.
• Monitor customer satisfaction and machine performance.
• Perform troubleshooting and limited repairs at customer sites as well as at Airbus Robotics facilities in Seattle or in the EU.
• Review existing product design, identify weaknesses, propose, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of improvements.
• Perform application programming on specialized platforms with applications in automation and robotics.
• Serve as a liaison with customers to resolve problems and inquiries.
• Provide customer on-site and in-office training for operators and maintenance personnel.
• Validate early concepts of corrective designs and thoroughly test them.
• Create a strategy for the verification of the corrective designs and participate in verification activities.
• Interact with customers, marketing, and sales as required to capture user needs and look for opportunities to improve products.
• Support sales of new, upgraded design improvements and support contracts with the guidance of the department.
• Develops, plans, and executes a project and leads one or more operators, technicians, and/or associate engineers on the execution of design tasks, prototype builds, and test setups. Designs high-quality experiments with fast iteration speed. Is responsible for the execution of an entire project task. Leads project tasks and is responsible with minimal guidance for technical leadership within those project tasks. Owns the quality of execution, iteration speed, quality of decision-making, and quality of the results (as appropriate) of project tasks.
• Level 2 in at least two technical competences relevant to the company. Level 2 is indicative of knowledge that can be applied with guidance or supervision.
• Exercises discretion and independent judgment in the application of specialized knowledge on work that is predominantly intellectual and for which the output produced, or the result accomplished cannot be standardized in relation to a given period of time.
• Troubleshoot and resolve electromechanical issues. This includes work with common tools such as DMMs, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Perform hands-on work when needed.
• Establish and maintain positive customer relationships.

Travel Required:

• 20% minimum travel required to customer sites both domestically and internationally

Your Boarding Pass:

Education:

Required

• 8 + years of relevant experience or combination of experience and education

Experience:

Required

• Troubleshooting electromechanical problems, identifying the most likely faults in the mechanical, electrical or software depending on the fault
• 4+ years’ experience testing and troubleshooting in Robotics or Industrial automation.
• Train customers and colleagues in maintenance and operation activities
• Be driven to achieve customer satisfaction including qualities such as responsiveness, quality, and on time delivery.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• 5 years of industrial experience, preferably in the Robotics industry.
• Proficiency with machine shop tools: drill press, lathe, sanders, and band saw.
• Working knowledge of the following platforms: Windows 7 desktop and Linux embedded products.
• Excellent skills with typical productivity tools such as Microsoft Office and Google Docs.
• The ability to manage and resolve conflict between Airbus Robotics’ employees and customers, balancing business and customer needs while maintaining relationships.

Preferred

• Motor tuning procedures for many classes of motors, especially DC brushless servos and associated PID tuning for point-to-point and free-running applications. This includes the ability to troubleshoot poorly performing motor systems and apply solutions through improved tuning parameters or techniques.
• Embedded system development including: circuit board development and troubleshooting, commercial microprocessor platforms and architectures (e.g. ARM), and memory management.
• Mechanical and electrical design tools such as Solidworks, Catia, Altium, etc.
• Safety risk assessments including: identifying risks, and appropriately mitigating those risks according to required performance levels.
• PLCs and safety controllers, especially Siemens products
• Electromagnetic Compatibility, including emissions and immunity.
• Researching and selecting appropriate sensors for a given electromechanical design
• Knowledge of standards such as ISO 9000.
• Knowledge of ASTM standards and testing methods.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company:

Airbus Robotics LLC

Employment Type:

Permanent

Experience Level:

Professional

Remote Type:

On-site

Job Family:

Customer Eng.&Technical Support&Services

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