Jobs at Steven Douglas Corp.

Develop and deploy industrial machine vision systems for custom automation projects, including inspection, measurement, alignment, and robotic guidance. Program Keyence and Cognex platforms, integrate vision systems with PLCs, robots, motion controllers, and HMIs, and lead debugging through customer startup. The role requires strong optics, lighting, image acquisition, and vision algorithm expertise, collaboration across engineering teams, technical documentation, and approximately 10% customer travel.

Program and integrate industrial robots into custom automation systems from concept through simulation, machine integration, debugging, startup, and customer support. Responsibilities include robotic motion planning, PLC and vision integration, safety implementation, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with mechanical, electrical, controls, and applications teams. The role also supports installation, customer training, and continuous improvement of robotics programming standards.

Leads the mechanical engineering department for custom automation machine projects. Responsibilities include managing and developing engineers, allocating resources, establishing design standards and processes, providing technical oversight, reviewing machine designs and documentation, collaborating across departments, supporting project execution, and ensuring designs meet customer, safety, schedule, budget, manufacturability, and reliability requirements.

Develops practical automation concepts for customer manufacturing challenges, including technical proposals, scopes of work, estimates, presentations, and project documentation. Collaborates with sales, mechanical, electrical, controls, project management, manufacturing, and build teams to validate solutions and support project handoffs. Participates in customer meetings and travels up to 10% for discovery, scoping, and technical discussions. Applies sound engineering judgment, identifies risks, manages multiple opportunities, and mentors less-experienced engineers.

Steven Douglas Corp (SDC) designs and builds custom automated machines and is accepting general applications for multiple roles. Candidates may apply for engineering, controls, manufacturing, electrical, machining, welding, inspection, purchasing, and support roles. Resumes are kept for one year. SDC offers competitive pay, comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) match, parental leave, and hybrid work opportunities.