WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Helping to architect the process and controls that will control our machines
- Reading and contributing to electrical schematics that define and document our systems
- Participating in mechanical and electrical design reviews to provide feedback on the systems you will be controlling
- Programming the paths for the robots and motion systems that make up our automation
- Analyzing customer needs, turning those into system requirements, and incorporating them into the software of the system
- Programming Beckhoff PLCs using the TwinCat3 IDE
- Developing real-time code using IEC 61131-3 Structured Text
- Developing non real-time code using Python and object oriented design patterns
- Travel 25% to 30%
WHAT WE WANT TO SEE
- BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of professional experience
- Beckhoff PLC programming
- Structured Text (61131-3)
- Python programming
- Object oriented programming concepts
- Git software version control
- SQL RDB
- Robot programming
- Industrial Automation
- Stepper and servo motor motion control and tuning
- Familiarity with Linux and command line tools
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAD
- Some exposure with web technologies (ie JavaScript, React, REST, GraphQL).
- Experience using industrial robots such as Fanuc
- Experience with vision systems (i.e. Keyence or Cognex)
- Experience with SCADA systems
WHO YOU ARE
- You are customer obsessed
- You believe in the power of a team, diversity of thought, and unity of action
- You always act with integrity, keep your commitments, and practice transparency
- You think boldly, lead with courage, and demand the highest standards
- You drive for results, and act like an owner
BE EMPOWERED TO CHANGE AN INDUSTRY
Bright Machines is a next-generation, AI-enabled manufacturer focused on data center infrastructure assembly operations. Bright Machines uses its proprietary AI-based robotics and software to assemble AI infrastructure hardware products (i.e., data center servers) for hyperscalers and leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). With its new AI factory, Bright Machines addresses increasing market demands for computing power due to the surge of AI and the U.S. national mandate to reshore manufacturing by building data center infrastructure at scale with higher quality and shorter time-to-market.
Bright Machines is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an integration center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The company has been recognized as one of Forbes’ AI 50, awarded “Best AI-based Solution for Manufacturing” by AI Breakthrough, named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and highlighted by several other leading technology and innovation organizations.
Skills Required
- BS or MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent
- 5+ years of professional experience
- Beckhoff PLC programming
- Structured Text (61131-3)
- Python programming
- Object oriented programming concepts
- Git software version control
- SQL RDB
- Robot programming
- Industrial Automation
- Stepper and servo motor motion control and tuning
- Familiarity with Linux and command line tools
What We Do
We deliver intelligent, software-defined manufacturing by bringing together our flexible factory robots with intelligent software, production data and machine learning. Our growing, global team of more than 300 robotics, software and manufacturing industry veterans believe building physical things should be as seamless and simple as creating digital products. Our software-defined manufacturing platform helps customers innovate faster to meet the growing demands of a new era of manufacturing.
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