Position Title: Robotics Control Engineer
Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting Direct Hire Robotics Control Engineer opportunity located in Lynchburg, VA.
Job Responsibilities:- Performs a variety of more complex non-standard engineering and new-to-you assignments typically in areas of design, development, analysis, evaluation, testing, preparation of specifications, execution of field tasks and resolution of field problems, and resolution of quality events.
- Performs independent review of department work products, risk assessments, Apparent Cause Analyses, Failure Modes and Effects Analysis etc.
- Proposes solutions and work scope to Supervisor, works autonomously on most assignments and solutions.
- Ensures compliance with government regulations, organization, industry and customer engineering standards.
- Independently evaluates, selects and applies a variety of technical techniques, procedures, and criteria using judgement in making more complex adaptations and modifications for tasks not previously performed.
- Develops new or adapted products, methods, systems or models to provide added value solutions to customers.
- Understands impact of work on other organizations internally and externally.
- Works on special projects, as directed.
- Provides suggestions for improving processes and implementing process improvements.
- Actively participates in technical communications with internal customers.
Job Qualifications:- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Dependent on the position, degrees in Physics, Engineering Technology and Engineering Science may also be accepted.
- Minimum of 5 years of related experience.
- Advanced knowledge of related engineering standards, techniques and criteria.
- Good communication skills to comprehend and convey detailed technical data.
- Ability to develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships; work collaboratively within a team environment.
- Advanced problem identification and problem resolution skills.
- Displays leadership characteristics.
- Exhibits questioning attitude and practices self-checking.
- Advanced level of specific software tools (FPGA/VHDL ) and programming skills.
- Experience in control system design, including both analog and digital controls.
- Experienced in troubleshooting hardware issues from system level to board level to component level.
- Motion control experience.
Job Details:- Job Type: Direct Hire
- Location: Lynchburg, VA.
- Salary Range: Market Rate
- Due to government contract requirements, this position is restricted to U.S. Citizens/Green Card Holder only.
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