Electrical Engineer - Mobile Robotics

Oceaneering International

  • Fort Wayne, IN
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Company ProfileOceaneering Mobile Robotics (OMR) designs, manufactures, implements, and maintains innovative turnkey logistics solutions based on autonomous mobile robot technology. With over 1,700 mobile robotics deployed worldwide and with over 30 million miles accumulated, OMR delivers best-in-class solutions with the lowest total cost without sacrificing performance. For over 30 years, OMR has been a trusted partner for the automotive, healthcare, manufacturing, and (intra-) logistics industries.Our Manufactured Products group offers several world-class global manufacturing facilities serving multiple industries including energy, material handling, and entertainment ride systems. We have decades of experience in engineering, design, testing and qualification of hardware for any specification, including subsea umbilicals, junction plates, distribution units, termination assemblies, clamps, flanges, and more. For the material handling industry, we produce safe, reliable, and flexible mobile robotics solutions. For the entertainment industry, we deliver innovative ride systems engineering and automated people mover vehicles.Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, entertainment, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.Position SummaryThe Electrical Engineer applies an advanced knowledge of engineering fundamentals to the division’s engineering and design activities and provides work leadership to lower-level employees. The Electrical Engineer interacts with all Oceaneering Mobile Robotics (OMR) departments as necessary to provide engineering support to projects, integration, and test activities.Duties & ResponsibilitiesESSENTIAL
  • You take responsibility for defining electrical controls concept engineering, concurrent with highly qualified mechanical and electrical engineers.
  • You control (E-Plan & EPDM) engineering project drawing structures from release- retractions-redlines while ensuring configuration standards are always maintained.
  • You are responsible for the electrical design of customer AGV’s infrastructure, working with a cross-disciplinary team of mechanical, software and junior electrical engineers.
  • Together with the project automation engineer you are responsible for the design and configuration of the project AGV infrastructure components and make sure the system works according to the customer requirements.
  • You observe project planning commitments and provide timely feedback in regular project team meetings.
  • You review designs with an eye towards manufacturability, using your experience to help reduce complexity and assembly time.
  • You assist the team leader in defining and controlling electrical design standards for Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems.
  • You take a holistic view of project electrical engineering with interchangeability and compatibility driving project lifecycle maintenance.
  • You support the assembly, testing and commissioning teams with electrical issues and provide solutions.
  • You foster strong working relationships with the linking disciplines such as logistics, production, assembly, and product commissioning.
  • You cultivate and promote our corporate values – integrity, collaboration, courage, excellence.
  • Analyze and develop design approaches for complex engineering projects.
  • Review and select vendor supplied components, taking into consideration functionality, cost, and lead times.
  • Travel up to 30% to Oceaneering manufacturing facilities, other OMR international offices and customer’s jobsites.
  • Additional duties as assigned.
QualificationsREQUIRED
  • Bachelor’s degree or comparable training, preferably with an electrical engineering focus.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in designing automation systems for industrial applications.
  • Experience with PLC selection and configuration, Fieldbus technology, safety controllers (SICK Flexi-soft or Beckhoff), positioning sensors and encoders.
  • Team player with a high level of communication skills.
  • Ability to operate in an international team and to perform in a global matrix organization.
  • Strong technical writing skills.
  • Excellent analytical skills for preparing and reviewing technical and project reports.
  • Advanced knowledge and practical application of related engineering principles.
PREFFERED
  • Master’s degree or comparable training, preferably with a technical engineering focus.
  • Enterprise Product Data Management (EPDM) experience preferred.
  • Experience with EPLAN electrical design software.
  • Experience designing AGV control systems or mobile robotic systems.
  • Experience with 3D camera systems.
Equal Opportunity EmployerAll qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factors

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