Equipment Automation Technician

Flex•Austin, TX

About The Position

The Equipment Automation Technician maintains continuous operation of automation and robotic systems by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying system components. The role troubleshoots electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, performs scheduled preventive maintenance, and carries out equipment calibration and requalification. The technician works with automation teams, engineers, and process technicians to qualify, install, remove, and maintain automated and process-support equipment. The position may include both software and hardware maintenance at the highest level. The work shift is 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, plus every other Saturday.

Requirements

Computer skills.
Experience with material-handling, automation, and/or robotics equipment.
Electronic assembly skills, including reading schematics, PCB loading, and mechanical assembly.
Cable skills, including crimping, harness assembly, connector and wire soldering, and cable preparation.
Testing skills using oscilloscopes, cable and harness testing, troubleshooting, component testing, and logic analyzers.
Machine-operation experience with automatic component insertion equipment, surface-mount insertion equipment, and wave soldering.
Familiarity with mechanical and electrical tools, including power air guns, taps and dies, alignment tools, and measuring tools.

Responsibilities

Maintain continuous system operation by adjusting, repairing, replacing, or modifying automation and robotic system components.
Troubleshoot electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems and components, and return them to serviceability.
Complete regularly scheduled preventive maintenance on robotic and process-support equipment.
Read and interpret electrical schematics, mechanical diagrams, and complex automated-system drawings.
Collaborate with the automation team during automated-system qualification.
Assist engineers in developing and designing hardware and software for automation solutions according to specifications.
Identify machine malfunctions and isolate failure mechanisms through troubleshooting.
Repair failure mechanisms in the most cost-effective manner.
Perform preventive maintenance at specified intervals and schedules.
Perform calibrations and equipment requalifications at specified intervals and schedules.
Assist process technicians and engineers with process-equipment installation and removal.
Analyze and implement corrective-action reports and process-tracking mechanisms.
Disassemble instruments and equipment and inspect components for defects.
Align, repair, replace, and balance component parts and circuitry.
Assist engineers in formulating test, calibration, repair, and evaluation plans and procedures to maintain the precision and accuracy of measuring, recording, and indicating instruments and equipment.
Perform both software and hardware maintenance at the highest level.