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Sensor Development Engineer

2 months ago

Chicago, United States CC Industries, Inc. Full time

Job Description

About CC Industries

CC Industries goes to market through a portfolio of companies in the following industries: Transportation Equipment & Logistics, Packaging, Capital Equipment, and Food. A primary focus across the portfolio is on manufacturing and distribution including metal fabrication, machining, reinforced composites, injection molding, lamination, and assembly.

Why work for us?

CC Industries is a family owned business with more than a 100-year legacy and track record of creating an inclusive and engaging work environment. The company offers a rewarding workplace with a culture rooted in core values of integrity, trust, and empowerment. The workplace offers a high-level of self-direction and engagement with others to create a collaborative environment.

Position Description

At the CCI Research and Innovation Center (CCI R&I Center), our systems automation researchers work directly with multi-disciplinary project teams to understand key manufacturing challenges and determine how digital technologies can be used to solve them. This includes problem assessment & technology evaluation, application development and testing, automation, integration, prototyping, and more. Our team members are an integral part of the Research and Innovation Center eco-system, contributing to a dynamic environment of multiple projects, collaborating with colleagues from various CCI portfolio companies, Virginia Tech faculty & students, suppliers, and other applied research centers.

The Sensor Development Engineer will contribute to the team by applying their knowledge and skills, tempered by industrial experiences, to shape durable solutions. This includes development of advanced sensor and vision systems through modifications to commercial devices, developing specialty devices based on commercial, as well as developing novel sensor technologies. The fusion of these devices technologies into adaptive control, machine learning applications to develop advanced processing systems. These solutions will contribute to developing the Sensor Development Engineer as a subject matter expert in sensor development applications.

Responsibilities

  • Transform customer specifications into proof-of-concept demonstrations.
  • Design factory automation and coordinated systems including hardware integration and programming using off the shelf industrial automation hardware and drives (Siemens, Rockwell, etc.).
  • Contribute to overall design and analysis using available technology tools and analytical methods (brainstorming, thought experimentation, etc.).
  • Collaborate with Mechanical Design and Manufacturing Engineers to optimize system performance and machine process state sequencing to provide intuitive machine controls.
  • Genuine enthusiasm for the application of research to adding value to manufacturing processes and product development.
  • Employ best engineering practices in the conception, design, and analysis of automated solutions.
  • Provide training to users in the operation and diagnostics of the systems as Subject Matter Expert
  • Maintain a safe working environment and utilize safe work practices in the office, manufacturing spaces, and at production facilities.
  • Collaborate and support CCI operating companies' partners throughout project lifecycle.
  • Experience with the implementation of advanced analytical and control techniques such as statistical process control, model predictive control, artificial intelligence, machine learning, precision motion control of mechanisms, etc.
  • Experience collaborating with multiple shareholders from partnering companies.
  • Provide training to users in the operation and diagnostics of the systems as Subject Matter Expert
  • Establish and maintain a network within the CCI operating companies and collaborative partners.
  • Assume responsibility to continually improve your efficiency and skills.

Qualifications

  • BS Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Physics, or similar Engineering
  • 5-10 years in a manufacturing environment
  • Experience with Vision system tools (Cognex, Keyence Vision Tools), 3D CAD (SolidWorks), Analysis (MATLAB), PLC programming (Siemens, Allen Bradley, Beckhoff)
  • Holistic approach to advanced manufacturing systems design & implementation, including mechanism design, system analysis, inspection requirements, and control strategies.
  • Experience relevant to vision system hardware and software operations and limitations for commercial systems, such as Cognex, Keyence, Sick, etc.
  • Experience implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) related technologies to develop adaptive processes utilizing actionable data-based algorithms and data lake storage structures.
  • Effective communicator with diverse teams and stakeholders.
  • Excels at problem definition; able to work effectively with open ended or ambiguous problem statements and/or applications and be comfortable in adapting strategies according to results.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; clearly conveys ideas at both technical and non-technical levels; must be an active listener.
  • Ability to contribute to the development of manufacturing cells and bespoke machinery developments through the integration of automation tools, such as robotic arms, point cloud data capture devices, scanners, and lighting.
  • Ability to contribute to overall (systems, electrical & mechanical) design and analysis using available technology tools (such as, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Excel, etc.) and analytical methods (brainstorming, thought experimentation, etc.).
  • Approaches work with a collaborative, team first mentality; proactive, positive with a can-do attitude.
  • An effective steward of project budgets and schedules. Project Management and Capex purchasing experience a plus.
  • Contribute to the development of the group through mentorship
  • Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals experiencing disability and BIPOC are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At CC Industries we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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