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Openings
May 25, 2009
JOB DESCRIPTION
Key player on the design team with significant automated handling subsystem content
Specify performance and architecture of automated material handling systems that integrate with other production systems
Manage third-party development using commercial automation components
Write control software to interface high-level software with automation system
Customize programs to provide enhancements and improvements to system via low and high level software
JOB EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge of the design of robotics in a high volume manufacturing environment with an emphasis on quality control
Experience in high volume robotic applications
Ability to customize off-the-shelf robots for specific applications
High volume manufacturing environment with large system integration
Proven customer interface skills
Possess automation software experience, C# and .Net operating environment preferred
Responsibility for the design of a high volume material handling system – handling 20,000 - 100,000 units per day
Excellent communications both written and oral with the ability to present complex information and results to all levels
5 – 10 years of industry experience preferred
Education:
BS, Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics
MS preferred
Contact Donald McGahee for more information
Office – (314) 735-4806
Cell – (251) 605-9388
May 22, 2009
Job Description
Design, build, and maintain custom laboratory automation solutions that implement cell culture and cellular assay processes in the context of pharmaceutical discovery. 2. Develop software that controls, integrates and schedules laboratory instrumentation and robotics. 3. Map, analyze and refine laboratory processes to implement continuous improvement and aid in design of automation systems. 4. Keep current with advances in laboratory technology identify state of the art technologies, reduce them to practice and apply them to current and future needs.
Job Experience and Training Requirements
1. BS MS in Computer Science, Engineering, Biology, or Chemistry or allied field with a minimum of two years experience. 2. Computer programming experience consistent with robot and instrument control and or scheduling in one or more mainstream platforms, such as VB.NET, C, Python, LabView. Experience with Web Based programming ASP.NET or Apache, Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio a plus. 3. A strong understanding of relational databases e.g. Oracle, SQLServer, MySQL and experience writing programs that use database application programmer interfaces. 4. Hands on experience configuring, programming and troubleshooting articulated robotic arms and scheduling systems, liquid handling systems e.g. Beckman FX, PerkinElmer Janus, Tecan Evo, Velocity11 VPrep and detection systems. 5. Strong customer orientation. Must be able to communicate effectively with biologists and or chemists. Those with previous laboratory experience in a pharmaceutical or biotech discovery setting will be preferred.
Contact Beverly Horvat for more information
Office - (412) 851-4144 X16
October 3, 2008
We are currently helping a client fill the following position:
Position: Sales Engineer, Automation Products - Houston TX,
Job Id: 4755
Job Location: Houston, TX
Job Type: Employee
Description:
Our client is a large distributor of Automation, Process Controls and Instrumentation products with offices in the South and Southeast. Their cornerstones of Inspired People, Best Practice Systems and Innovative Technology make them a valued-partner to their customers on their strategic mission. This position will cover a territory in and around Houston, TX.
BSEE (or similar) and 3-8 years of experience in Automation and/or Process Controls and would like to work within a sales organization.
They are currently seeking Engineers that meet the above requirements that have little or NO prior sales experience.
October 1, 2008
Position: Electrical Engineer - (01607546),
Job Id: 4713
Job Location: Greenville, TX
Job Type: Employee
Description:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:
- Understanding of automation including high-speed assembly machinery,
SCADA/gantry/six-axis robotics, and experience with equipment technology.
- Capable of interfacing with both internal personnel and vendors on component selection, assembly, troubleshooting and final documentation. Project management and leadership skills.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS (4-year degree) with a concentration in Electrical Engineering.
- 5-7 years experience in the design, analysis and fabrication of PLC based control systems for automated assembly equipment preferred.
- Solid knowledge of both AC and DC circuits.
- Heavy emphasis on PLC programming and HMI development, Allen-Bradley experience preferred.
- Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills.
- Broad automation exposure, especially with robotics.
- PC literacy.
- CAD experience, preferably with AutoCAD2000.
- Familiarity with electrical codes required; NEC or equivalent certification a plus.
- Injection molding experience a plus.
September 20, 2008
Machine
Learning Specialist
Be part of a team designing a control
system for industrial robots and autonomous vehicles that
enables them to learn from their own experiences and to
exhibit creative problem solving.
Computer Scientist, M.S. or Ph.D., expert
in Machine Learning, especially probabilistic methods such as
Bayes Nets, Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes,
Markov Random Fields, or Particle Filters.
Working knowledge of vector space methods such as
Support Vector Machines, general Kernel-Based Learning, or
Dimensionality Reduction in Sensory-Motor State Space.
General familiarity with Artificial Neural Networks,
Decision Trees, Genetic Algorithms, and Reinforcement
Learning.
Nashville based start-up, Universal Robotics, Inc., is taking
to market a machine learning software technology developed at
Vanderbilt, in conjunction with NASA.
Branded under the name Neocortex™,
the technology allows robots to learn generalized concepts,
and exercise novel decision making autonomously.
Neocortex™ will increase the sophistication of automation in a
broad spectrum of industries, beginning with materials
handling.
The culture of UR’s small shop is one that supports
creativity and camaraderie.
Teamwork is embedded at the deepest level of UR and
there is a great deal of excitement surrounding our vision and
path.
Salary Negotiable, Employee Stock Option
Plan, Health & Dental Benefits, Employee Incentive Plan
Check our website for additional information -
www.universalrobotics.com
Send Resumes to tashaross@universalrobotics.com (No Phone
Calls Please)
August 11, 2008
Position: Senior Automation Engineer - TX,
Job Id: 5406
Job Location: Fort Worth, TX
Job Type: Employee
Description:
Requirements:
BS in an Engineering discipline, 10+ years automation engr. experience, hands-on orientation, prior PLC programming experience, knowledge of manufacturing environment and systems to support manufacturing. Will look at clean/stable backgrounds outside of the drug industry.
Job Duties:
Will be responsible for management of automation projects in support of drug manufacturing in a highly-automated process environment. Successful candidate will have experience in varied applications to include valves, pumps, water systems, utilities, production/packaging equipment, bar coding systems, and allied areas. It is also important that this individual have a hands-on approach with some prior experience in PLC programming to round out his/her experience base. Must have a BS degree in an Engineering discipline and experience related to those areas cited above to include Allen Bradley PLC's. Preferred would be drug or medical device experience but client will consider candidates without FDA process experience. Additionally, candidate could be with an operating firm now or an engineering consulting firm. This company is in the drug industy and this visible position offers excellent advancement potential.
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If you or anyone you know are interested and feel you are qualified for this position, please contact us by sending a copy of your resume in WORD format.
We hope to hear from you,
Lisa
Feb 21, 2008 POST-DOC RESEARCH POSITION
Summary
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The Transverse Activity on Intelligent Robotics
(http://www.ieeta.pt/atri) of the IEETA Research
Unit / Universidade de Aveiro (http://www.ua.pt)
wishes to fill a five-year post-doctoral research
position. Candidates will be evaluated in terms
of relevance to the following main research lines:
** Anthropocentric robotics - Robots designed for
tight interaction/cooperation with humans in industrial,
service and domestic scenarios; also robots designed
based on analogies with human morphology, behavior
and intelligence. Focus on human-robot interaction,
visual object recognition, language acquisition,
humanoid robotics.
** Multi-robot systems - Both in simulation and with
real robots, and on several application domains.
Focus until now was on robotic soccer in RoboCup
simulation and middle-size leagues.
Candidates and applications
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Candidates must have a solid background in intelligent
robotics, or in a field relevant to the above
mentioned research lines, with a PhD degree and 3 years
of post-doctoral experience in that area. Candidates
should note the general rules of Program "Ciencia 2007"
(http://www.fct.mctes.pt/ciencia2007/). The
salary is ~42500 Euros per year.
In support of their application, candidates must submit:
- Curiculum vitae
- 2 recommendation letters
- Statement letter
The application deadline is April 15, 2008.
The application must be sent to: lsl at ua.pt
Jan 25, 2008 - Principal Robot Researcher
ABB is building in Shaghai the largest robotics R&D
center in the world and they are looking for both hardware and
software engineers. If you are interested, you may contact Camilla
by email.
Jan 3, 2008 - Contact David
by email
POSITION: Paint Application Engineer
LOCATION: Tennessee
COMPENSATION: $90,000- $105,000
JOB PROFILE:
A Fortune 500 company with 2006 sales of $7.5 billion and approximately 11,000 employees is seeking a
Paint Application Engineer job applicant with experience in
robotics to be headquartered at their R&D facility located in Tennessee. The selected individual for this position will be responsible for oversight and operation of a new state of the art robotic paint application facility.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide technical oversight in both the operation and continual capability development of a state-of-the-art robotic coating application lab
Maintain and/or develop and document appropriate safety procedures to allow for the evaluation of novel (and often experimental) coating materials in the application lab
Conduct spray application of coating formulations in the laboratory to determine optimal settings for application equipment
Build expertise on common industrial spray practices including spray application hardware, application conditions, and panel evaluation methodologies
Develop and validate methods to characterize atomization, film formation, and appearance
Support key specialty coatings development projects through experimental design and generation of coating application data under well-defined spray application conditions
Develop insights into application methods and unmet needs to provide both feedback and hypotheses for coating additive improvements and/or new product developments
Coordinate application trials and collaborations with external development partners (e.g. customers, co-suppliers, equipment vendors) as needed
Develop an understanding of PLC logic, programming, and robotic automation
JOB REQUIREMENTS: The desired candidate should possess the following qualifications:
One or more of the following:
An MS or PhD in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
A PhD in Analytical Chemistry or Physical Chemistry
A BS in one of the above disciplines with 5+ years of experience in paint application
Must be a hands-on, collaborative problem-solver and a strong trouble shooter
Experience with electrostatic gun, HVLP, and rotary atomizer (bell) applications
Prefer experience with automated paint application and paint equipment
Prefer experience with pumping / fluid delivery equipment
Experience in PLC and ABB robot programming (preset and paint path modification) is a plus as is the ability to read electrical schematics and blueprints
Experience in the application of solvent and/or waterborne basecoats and clear-coats is desired
Strong interpersonal and communication skills for customer and internal
interaction.
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Position:
Applications Engineer - Any TX Location,
Job Id: 4229
Job Location: Dallas, TX
Job Type: Employee
Our client is a distributor and value added reseller of
Industrial Automation Products. They are currently seeking an
Applications Engineer to support their sales of Robotics and
Motion Control products.
Candidates should have at least a 2-year technical degree and
5 years of work experience, or a 4-year technical degree and 3
years of work experience. Experience working in a similar role
is a plus.
The job will be based out of Dallas, TX, however we will take
applicants from elsewhere in Texas since the customer base
will require traveling throughout the state.
Send
inquiries to sdwyer@automationtechies.com
3/26/06 - Dan is a candidate in advanced, to very advanced robotics.
Interest lies in the areas, of proto-androids, very advanced androids and possibly synthetic, to
bio-synthioc humans.
Candidate is a graduate of the Norcross School Of Computer Technology.
Has an above average I.Q., plus a strong work ethic.
Have worked privately, as a course, of interpersonal social skills, with the
Intelibuddy, as a practum.
Am looking for both a practical start in software programming and or the physical design of bots, as it would apply to the concerns here.
Please e-mail at blatecky@nwi.net
Thank you
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Guest Input: I do have a couple
of thoughts related to getting a job in the robotics field. First, nearly everyone working in robotics has some level of software
development/programming background. Although these are mechanical and
electrical devices, the core functionality and real cutting-edge development work is occurring in software. Software has enabled a lot
of new robotic applications and will be the primary emphasis as the robotics industry, specifically personal service
robotics, grows into the future.
Secondly, I think the best way to get involved in robotics is through
volunteer work with local middle and high schools. Many of our employees volunteered with local FIRST (www.usfirst.org) robotics teams
before starting with the company. This is a great way to get hands-on
experience and inspire students to enter science and engineering fields
at the same time. It is definitely a win-win situation for anyone interested in robotics.
Finally, one of the most common issues I run into when recruiting new
employees is that they do not send a cover letter that explains his/her
interest in robotics. If you truly are passionate about robotics, I
want to hear about it. Tell me why you are inspired to enter this field
and what you see for the future.
I hope this helps with your webpage. I really appreciate you posting
the position. We have had several responses that we generated because
of the posting. Thanks,
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More Guest Input: I asked James
Wellington, a staffing specialist with Aerotek Automotive, to describe some of the job
opportunities for robotics engineers. He was kind enough to send the
following text:
I have been working with Robotics Engineers for almost a year now. Although I am not as educated in robotics as some of the engineers I interface with are, I communicate with them often. I know that most of the people I work with need to be hard working and dedicated as most of the job opportunities I work on in the robotics industry are 100% travel. The robotic engineers that I work with have seen a lot of the world due to their travel, and I enjoy learning from them about other industries they’ve worked in robotics
on.
Most of the Robotics Engineers work in the automobile industry seeing that most positions are based in the Detroit area. I have had the pleasure of touring the headquarters of Fanuc Robotics and seen how some of their day-to-day activities are run. Fanuc has some demonstrations that they have on display as well, which shows you exactly what else they can do. While I have most of my knowledge with Fanuc robots, I am also familiar with ABB, Kawasaki, and Nachi robots. I feel that the more information I can learn about the robotics industry, the easier it will be for me to relate to people who work in the field.
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