Controls Engineer
Irlam, Manchester
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Azenta Life Sciences is the leading worldwide provider of robotic compound management and biological sample storage systems.
The Controls Engineer / Automation Development Engineer will work within a cross functional team working on “new product development” and “research and development” projects.
The successful engineer will be responsible for the system integration/development and validation of all Azenta life Science automated store products.
* Integrating/configuring and developing system solutions which include automation and robotics equipment.
* Carrying out various tests from component level to full system life cycle tests, to help assess their function.
* Serves as the primary technical interface (automation specialist) within a cross functional development team, providing support to Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing and Software departments.
* Support any quality investigations.
* Work within a team or under their own initiative
* Create/ maintain engineering documentation of test results for analysis.
* Defining processes and test procedures
The position
* General supervision of work with assignments that require a thorough and practical knowledge of the technical or business discipline.
* May be assigned larger projects as part of product development or continuous improvement process.
* Training will be provided for the right individual
* Occasional international site travel maybe required for training, investigation or support, very infrequent
What You'll Bring
* Experience working within an automation industry or similar role
* Preferably servo motion control experience but not compulsory as training will be provided.
* Logical thinking, and methodical approach to problem solving
* Willingness to learn and tackle new technologies
* Excellent PC skills and report writing skills. Predominately Excel and Word.
* Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
* An ability to record actions step by step in order to retrace steps when an issue is found.
* Excellent attention to detail and an eye for spotting anomalies.
* Proficient with tools, systems, and procedures required by the work