Automation Engineer – Deer Creek (Portland, OR)

PURPOSE

In this role, you will be a key member of the Deer Creek Manufacturing Engineering Team. The team focuses on providing best-in-class solutions for a variety of manufacturing challenges in the aerospace industry. The team works with automated systems that incorporate robots, HMIs, SCADA systems, VFDs, PLCs, and other complex electro/mechanical controls equipment.

AUTOMATION ENGINEER

Essential Job Functions:

• Programming of ABB/FANUC industrial robots via teach pendant or simulator
• Troubleshooting industrial robotic cell issues
• Write and submit documentation for capital project funding
• Project management of robotic equipment procurement for production needs
• Responsible for the specification of custom robotic equipment when needed
• Develop and adhere to project timetables and budgets
• Provide after-installation equipment support and improvement
• Create project presentation content for engineering management
• Create and maintain accurate robotic software development change logs (SDCLs)
• Work directly with multiple teams to successfully achieve varied goals
• Assist other PCC engineering teams on solving equipment-based product problems
• Use math and statistical information to prove and model plans
• Work closely with and favorably represent PCC with customers and suppliers

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum B.S. in mechanical/electrical engineering or related field
• Minimum 1 years of related work experience
• Minimum 1 years of project management experience
• Logical and analytic approach to problem solving
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ABB Robot Studio or FANUC Roboguide programming
• Experience with Cognex, FANUC or other machine vision tools
• Understanding of electro-mechanical controls hardware
• Experience procuring or working with robotic systems
• Experience managing project timelines and budgets
• Knowledge of ISO 13849-2, ISO 15066, ISO 12100
• Experience designing safety rated (SIL) electrical circuits
• Knowledge heavy industrial manufacturing equipment
• Experience supervising other engineers and/or technicians

With more than 120 operations and approximately 20,000 employees worldwide, Precision Castparts Corp. is the market leader in manufacturing large, complex structural investment castings, airfoil castings, forged components, aerostructures and highly engineered, critical fasteners for aerospace applications. In addition, we are the leading producer of airfoil castings for the industrial gas turbine market. We also manufacture extruded seamless pipe, fittings, and forgings for power generation and oil & gas applications; commercial and military airframe aerostructures; and metal alloys and other materials for the casting and forging industries. With such critical applications, we insist on quality and dependability – not just in the materials and products we make, but in the people we recruit.

PCC is relentless in its dedication to being a high-quality, low-cost and on-time producer; delivering the highest value to its customers while continually pursuing strategic, profitable growth.

In 2016, Berkshire Hathaway, led by Chairman and CEO Warren E. Buffett, acquired Precision Castparts Corp.