Job Description

Description

Position: Systems Integration Engineer              

Location:  Toledo – Ohio, Arlington- Texas, Flint - Michigan

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent     

Experience: 3-5 years Relevant Work Experience 

Education: Graduate Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Industrial Controls/Mechatronics/Systems Engineering related field

Division: OTTO by Rockwell Automation 

About OTTO by Rockwell Automation

OTTO is a global leader in autonomous technology for material handling inside manufacturing and warehouse facilities. With over five million hours of production experience, OTTO autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are trusted in mission-critical operations for some of the world’s most recognized brands. OTTO Motors was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Robotics Companies of 2023. For more information, visit ottomotors.com.  

OTTO was acquired by Rockwell Automation effective October 2023. Rockwell is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers – amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility – our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. 

About the Job

The Systems Engineering (SE) team works closely with our Project Management team within our professional services organization to deliver business value to our end users, channel partners, and OTTO Motors.  SEs design and implement fleets of OTTO autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and software at our customer facilities. In addition, the SE team delivers training to our integration partners and end-users, and evaluates use cases to establish guidelines, standards, and best practices for how OTTO Motors products can be used by the market, specifically by our integrator network. Furthermore, the SE team is a major contributor to defining our product requirements and is a major influencer of our product roadmap.

Primary responsibilities: 

• Commissioning & integration of AMR systems at client facilities throughout the world; this includes traveling to customer or integration partner facility for on-site deployment and integration with facility side automation equipment.
• Support detailed solutions design of AMR systems using OTTO Motors products to meet the customer requirements; this includes workflow design, attachment design, map design and development/modification middle layer software logic using Ignition OPC/UA and/or PLC logic design and modification.
• authoring & executing acceptance test plans for validation of system functionality and performance.
• Optimizing system performance through analysis, simulation, and experimentation.
• Project planning for the deliverables and work packages you own.
• communicating technical details and status to the customer and broader project team.
• Consulting with integration partners on all of the above
• Delivery of training to integration partners as well as end users
• Troubleshooting software & hardware technical issues using internal tools available; solving new and challenging technical problems related to the above
• Ability to travel for business within North America, Europe and Asia; ~35 - 45 % travel commitment over the year (travel mostly contained to Canada and USA).  Trips to site would typically be 2 weeks on - 2 weeks off during the project integration phase.

Additional responsibilities: 

• Authoring new product requirements based on the lessons learned from your design and commissioning activities.
• Working with the systems engineering team to improve department tools, processes, and working relationships with other departments.
• Support technical set up and optimization of workflow at trade shows.

About You

You want to work for a fast-moving company that thinks big and dreams huge. You are driven, view work as more than just a job, and are never satisfied with a project left half-done. You want to be surrounded by people who are creative, fun-loving, and passionate about their work. You are motivated by making an impact on your workplace and you thrive on challenging and rewarding problems.  You have a customer-first mentality and strive to exceed customer expectations. 

Your mastery comes from years of experience in designing and integrating complex systems solutions for industrial automation applications. You are able to represent a complex system via a simplified block diagram representation to convey the objective and details to the end user systematically.

Required background: 

• 5+ years of relevant work experience
• 3+ years of experience commissioning & integrating industrial automated equipment or software that interfaces to the equipment
• college/university diploma or degree in an engineering, design, or industrial controls type of field
• experience working directly with clients/end-users
• experience in troubleshooting and repairing electro-mechanical systems/subsystems

Required skills: 

• Interpretation & design analysis of mechanical drawings and electrical schematics
• PLC design and integration experience
• Demonstrated ability to work with Linux
• Planning and organization (how to approach and solve a problem, work breakdown to achieve the end goal, etc.)
• Strong communicator, verbal and written
• Self-motivated and organized with a keen eye for detail

Bonus for experience: 

• Experience with AMR/AGV systems integration
• Training users of automated equipment/software
• Authoring and modifying software code (python, C++, or other)
• Experience with inductive Automation Ignition OPC/UA software

At OTTO by Rockwell Automation, we are committed to building and supporting a culture of diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We hire the best talent regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. If you require special accommodation to complete any portion of the application or interview process, please contact 1-800-301-3863. 

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