Automation Technician

Bosch Group • Lincolnshire, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Automation Technician will be responsible for detecting and assessing problems, resolving, debugging, and troubleshooting to provide solutions to automated systems, robotic malfunctions, and reliability issues. This role requires independent work with little to no direction to determine and implement corrective actions on equipment and processes. The technician will ensure proper safety procedures are always in use and followed, perform equipment start-ups and shutdowns, modifications, and upgrades on all automation systems, and respond in a timely manner to all issues to ensure productivity and efficiency of automated systems. Additionally, the technician will provide technical support to improve equipment operations and performance, maintain all production equipment in good, clean, and functioning condition, and apply appropriate preventative maintenance (PM) methods. Understanding and analyzing interactions between mechanical, servo, robotic, and electrical components and systems is crucial. The role also involves maintaining a clean work area and equipment, understanding the operation and troubleshooting of PLCs, servo drives, vision systems, and laser marking systems, and assisting in the implementation of new equipment and sub-assembly systems. Cooperation with the Manufacturing team and other assigned projects are also part of the responsibilities.

Requirements

• Associate degree in mechatronics, factory automation, robotics or similar field or equivalent experience
• Minimum three years’ experience working with automated systems, mechanical, electrical and/or robotic technical maintenance
• Basic PLC understanding and troubleshooting
• Allen Bradley Studio 5000 (preferred), or equivalent ladder logic programming
• Basic robotic knowledge, understanding of functions, and programming; EPSON (preferred), FANUC, UR or similar
• Experience with 3D and 2D modeling systems; CREO Parametric (preferred), Solidworks, AutoCAD Inventor, AutoCAD
• Ability to communicate with Manufacturing management, engineers, and technicians
• Demonstrated technical aptitude and a strong desire for continuous improvement
• Strong attention to detail
• Other responsibilities as assigned
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to do the following: Lift and move up to 40 pounds without assistance
• Must have sharp hearing and ability to discern tones at various levels

Nice To Haves

• Allen Bradley Studio 5000 (preferred)
• EPSON (preferred)
• CREO Parametric (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Detect and assess problems; resolve; debug; troubleshoot; to provide solutions to automated systems, robotic malfunctions, and reliability issues
• Work independently with little to no direction to determine and implement corrective actions on equipment and processes
• Ensure proper safety procedures are always in use and utilized / followed
• Perform equipment start-ups and shutdowns, modifications, and upgrades on all automation systems
• Respond in a timely manner to all issues to ensure productivity and efficiency of automated systems
• Provide technical support to improve equipment operations and performance
• Maintain all production equipment in good, clean, and functioning condition
• Apply appropriate preventative maintenance (PM) methods in planned and unplanned maintenance requests
• Understand and analyze interactions between all components and systems: mechanical, servo, robotic, electrical, etc.
• Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean orderly fashion
• Understand the operation and troubleshooting of programmable logic controllers (PLC), as well as servo drives, vision systems, laser marking systems, etc.
• Assist in implementation of new equipment and sub-assembly systems
• Work cooperatively with the Manufacturing team
• Other projects as assigned by manager

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability / veterans
• BOSCH is a proud supporter of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Initiatives
• FIRST Robotics (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
• AWIM (A World In Motion)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree