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Omron is a leading global manufacturer of industrial automation products focused on sensing and control technologies. Omron Automation-Americas, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL, is the industrial automation subsidiary of Omron Corporation, a $8 billion global technology company celebrating more than 80 years of success.
AUTOMATION ENGINEER
Omron Automation-Americas seeks an energetic and focused Automation Engineer in the Dallas, TX office to support sensing, component, and automation solutions and applications in the Americas. The mission of the Automation Engineer is to prove the advantages of Omron Sensing and component products in real-world challenges through application development, testing, and publishing the results, and support the sales team to maximize product revenues. This role is a solution expert and functions as a technical liaison to global factory and Automation Center teams.
Our Commitment to Employees:
- Training and Career Development Program to give employees a learning path with the necessary tools and resources they need to help build their career at Omron.
- Great financial opportunities with competitive compensation, immediate 401k match with 100% vesting, profit sharing, and Blue Cross Blue Shield for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits.
- Community Awareness that includes activities with local non-profit organizations and a Matching Gift Program.
- Work-Life Balance with Flexible Work Arrangements, Flexible Work Hours, and Sick/Vacation/Holiday Pay.
- Wellness Activities such as Walking Contests, Nutritional Learning Sessions, On Site Flu shots and Health Screenings.
Responsibilities:
- Use industry and product experience to help generate revenue growth through applying Omron sensing, component, and automation products to customer applications, demo creation, documenting results, and publishing technical guides
- Be an individual expert on Omron sensing, component, and automation products in order to support internal and external engineering resources
- Manage technical relationships with the Product team and Omron Global Automation Center team, coordinating launches and international challenges
- Develop sample code, application notes, and quick start guides for Sensor and component solutions and applications
- Responsible for new demo development for the Automation Center showroom and trade shows to highlight real-world application advantages
- Responsible for demo kits useable by Field Sales Teams
- Conduct training in applying Omron’s sensing, components, and automation products for internal technical teams, as well as strategic partners/customers when necessary
- Help Field Sales Teams to convince customers of Omron’s application-level advantages and support them on-site when necessary
- Advocate Omron marketing messages and reinforce workflow processes between technical teams
- Engage directly with customers to capture market requirements and investigate with Marketing and Development departments to create those required functions or solutions
- Be responsive and actively engaged with internal & external teams
- Represent Omron in a professional, ethical, and socially responsible manner
- Represents the Omron Guiding Principles through personal and business interactions with employees, distributors, and colleagues
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field from a four-year college.
- 5+ years of experience working with sensors, industrial panel components, and automation applications. OEM engineering experience is a plus.
- Industrial component experience includes architecture, design, plan, sizing, development, simulation, programming, setup, commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, and validation.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to formulate creative solutions
- Strong hands-on experience working with sensors, relays, switches, I/O, and automation instrumentations
- Experience in different industries such as automotive, packaging, semiconductor, manufacturing, and machine tool
- Field experience evaluating applications and recommending appropriate sensor, component, and automation solutions for diverse applications, including complex, advanced, and high-performance automation applications.
- Experience with temperature controllers, including PID control, industrial networks, and IIoT
- Experience with industrial panel building.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Omron 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 anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Omron is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, we comply with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
