Automation Engineer

About the role

Rankin Automation is expanding its engineering team to support the growth of automation in manufacturing. The Application Engineer will be a contributing engineer who supports the sales team and assists customers in selecting the best solutions within Rankin Automation's product lines.

Essential Functions

• Possess top-level technical knowledge of industrial automation products – Key Suppliers are Festo, Sick, Mitsubishi, ABB, Schmalz, 80/20, Standard Bots, Balluff
• Assist engineering and production teams in building robotic/pneumatic/electromechanical solutions
• Design, configure, and troubleshoot pneumatic/electromechanical solutions
• Absorb and assist customers in choosing the right solution/components for their application
• Aid salespeople in learning the products and positioning them in the market
• Create automation solutions at customer sites
• Provide presentations to customers and internal staff on engineering solutions
• Provide product demonstrations for key supplier products

Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Experience with Industrial Automation Hardware (Pneumatics, Motion Control, Robotics, PLCs, etc.)
• Experience designing Pneumatic and Electrical Automation Solutions
• Self-starter that takes direction and executes a plan with little supervision
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and TEAMS
• Proficient with AutoCAD or equivalent design tools
• Ideal working knowledge of PLCs or industrial PCs

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to talk or hear
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision and the ability to adjust focus
• The ability to lift up to 50 lbs
• The ability to travel throughout the Mid-Atlantic region as well as attend sales training, meetings, and supplier training

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or Technical Degree
• Two or more years of Industrial Automation Application or Design Engineering experience
• Prior work-related use of Microsoft Office tools

Preferred Education and Experience

• Over five years of Industrial Automation Engineering or manufacturing experience
• Experience programming PLCs or industrial computers
• BS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering