Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

About

Join us at Berkshire Grey to deliver best-in-class robotic automation solutions that solve real customer problems and deliver immediate value. Our Engineering team is seeking a talented professional for a product development role. The ideal candidate will excel at concepting, designing, prototyping, and testing new designs, plus launching products into production and supporting deployed systems. We’re looking for self-starters who can turn unclear problems into practical solutions, thriving in a team of top talent.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or similar (e.g. Mechatronics, Computer, Mechanical, Robotics Engineering, Physics).


• Six or more years of related work experience in industries such as material handling, process automation, piece part automation or semiconduction.


• Demonstrated experience successfully designing and brining industrial automation systems into production.


• Significant experience with:
  
  
  
  • Equipment such as conveyor systems, robot arms, photo-eyes, proximity sensors, VFD drives, barcode scanners, safety controllers.
  
  
  • Programing robots and systems using tools such as Siemens TIA Portal, ABB Robot Studio, CODESYS, and other industrial control environments.
  
  
  • Electrical system and component design - DC, analog, single phase and three phase circuit design. Industrial electrical work involving 220-480v hardware & standards.
  
  
  • Design selection of electromechanical systems including motors, gearheads and actuators.
  
  
  • Various motor architectures in the power range of 50W-3kW.
  
  
  • Designing networks and distributed I/O such as Ethernet, Profinet and EtherCAT.
  
  
  • Functional safety devices and relationship to Safety Performance Level.
  
  
  • Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical systems, sensors, mechanical systems, and controls logic.
  
  
  
  


• Additional experience or working knowledge in:
  
  
  
  • Developing and maintaining electrical designs in AutoCAD or AutoCAD Electrical.
  
  
  • Root cause analysis and managing rollout of updates, including service bulletins.
  
  
  • Control interface stacks such as OPC/UA, TCP-IP sockets and Profinet.
  
  
  • API definition for control systems interface with higher level software.
  
  
  • Selection and control of BLDC, servo, stepper and induction motors.
  
  
  • Use of lab tools including Logic/Bus Analyzer and wireshark.
  
  
  • Selecting, specifying and integrating sensing solutions including retroreflective, inductive proximity, Reed switches, and load cells.
  
  
  • SolidWorks or comparable 3D CAD tool.
  
  
  • ROS software and Linux operating system.
  
  
  
  

Why Berkshire Grey?

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.


• A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.


• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

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