The Automation developer and validation 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 store products.
- Integrating/configuring and developing system solutions which include automation and robotics equipment.
- Configure hardware and software to complete various verification tests at device level including sub-assemblies.
- Carrying out various tests from component level to full system life cycle tests, to help assess their reliability and suitability.
- Serves as the primary technical interface (automation and validation specialist) within a cross functional development team, providing support to Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing and Software departments.
- Support and validates any quality investigations.
- Work within a team or under their own initiate.
- Create/ maintain engineering documentation of test results for analysis.
- Defining processes and test procedures.
The position
- Based in Irlam, Manchester
- Occasional international site travel maybe required for training, investigation or support, very infrequent
- 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
The Candidate
- 2 years’ 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.