Electrical Software Engineer 2

kronesinc

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Krones, Inc. seeks an Electrical Engineer 2 to utilize specialized knowledge of packaging machinery including conveyors,labelers, and inspection equipment to understand the electrical design, PLC and HMI programming as well as start-up and troubleshooting of the new machines. The position is part of the KRONES.digital Community, working as part of a KRONES CDA development team and support our teams with onsite rollout of newest features and bring the Feedback form our customer / service technicians directly to the developers. This position is the first contact in the event of problems and errors to clarify the cause / collect information and solve the issues either on their own or work directly with the developers of the KRONES.digital Community to resolve the issue. A main focus is to find solutions for software problems on machines, that can include problems at the customer's site. This position is based out of Milwaukee, WI.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent, in Electrical Engineering or a related field, and 10-20 years of experience as a Controls Engineer or Field Service electrician in the packaging industry.
Good knowledge of programming languages (C#, WPF, .net)
Knowledge of web technologies (HTML, CSS, Javescript/TypeScript, Python)
Knowledge of bus technology, communication technology, OPC UA is desirable
Knowledge of the network technology/network structure
Experience in continuous integration/continuous delivery/continuous deployment with Microsoft Azure DevOps and Jira
High analytical skills
Results oriented
Self-motivated and self-managed
Ability to travel 30% of the time (domestic and foreign)
Siemens TIA
B&R Automation
cHMI
Network Configuration

Responsibilities

Coordinate pilot customer projects
Install and roll out new developments at pilot customer sites
Test, troubleshoot and gather customer feedback on new developments
In the event of software problems, finding the cause and a fix the problem together with the development teams
Prioritize and manage software bugs in Azure DevOps
Train new Features to customers and KRONES
Structure and prepare analytics data (dumps, logs, etc.)
Share information and knowledge with colleagues (Training)
Provide engineering level support for automation issues in region (max 20%)