Develops and tests automated material-handling products, including conveyors, sortation systems, robotics, control panels, PLC logic, and equipment sequences. Creates schematics, specifications, and layouts; supports manufacturing integration, prototype testing, field troubleshooting, safety assessments, and root-cause investigations. Requires collaboration across engineering teams, adherence to standards, cost and schedule management, and domestic travel of up to 40%.
Overview
About Us
Daifuku is the nation’s leading independent, U.S.‐based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in‐house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intralogistics solutions. We provide leading‐edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light‐directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.
If you want to join a team of industry leading experts and who want to create an impact on the future of material handling solutions, we want to hear from you.
Job Summary
Contribute to the development of new products for material handling applications including conveyors, sortation, automated storage, order fulfilment, and robotic systems. Includes development of specifications, device layout drawings, control schematics, PLC logic. May work with support of more senior engineers. Works closely with the overall team to design systems meeting the product requirements. Uses creativity and innovation to design the standard product offering.
ResponsibilitiesEssential Functions
- Concept, design, develop and engineer products that add value and are a solution to customers and market needs
- Collaborate and review with others on the development team to develop products
- Ensure products developed fit with current and future manufacturing operations
- Ensure products developed meet competitive and market demands for performance and cost
- Specify and develop a sequence of operations of automated equipment
- Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication
- Develop Programmable Logical Control (PLC) programs
- Maintain product develop schedules and cost estimates
- Follow established engineering standards and best practices including software revision control
- Support prototype development and testing
- Support on site beta testing to ensure safety, reliability, and other performance metrics are met
- Investigate product issues in the field and determine root cause
- Domestic travel up to 60% in North America, mostly within the Continental United States.
Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience, such as an internship, within the material handling industry
- Experience with sortation and conveyance equipment or robotics design required
- Experience with Allen Bradley control software and tools required
- Knowledge of electrical and safety codes for machine and equipment design including execution of risk assessments preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements
- Knowledge of industrial automation systems, including HMI and SCADA
- Knowledge of controls/controllers and PLCs
- Proficient with AutoCAD Electrical
- Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Team-oriented and collaborative
- Creative-thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to learn new technologies
- Self-motivated
- Ability to work non-traditional hours
- Must be able to speak, read and understand the English language
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