Purpose of the Role
The purpose of the Senior Application Engineer role is to design and implement customized industrial automation solutions that meet client-specific requirements. This role ensures successful delivery of automation projects by combining expertise in PLCs, HMIs, robots, and LabVIEW development with practical system integration and engineering design.
Technical Skills Required
- Proficient LabVIEW Developer with hands-on application development experience.
- Extensive experience in Robot Programming : EPSON, MITSUBISHI (others preferred).
- Strong knowledge and practical exposure to PLC & HMI Programming : Mitsubishi & Siemens
- Experience with communication protocol establishment between robots, PLCs, and HMIs.
- Competent in electrical design tools such as AutoCAD for schematic creation.
- Ability to prepare BOMs, interfacing diagrams, and design documents.
- Hands-on experience in application wiring, ferruling, labelling, and troubleshooting.
Behavioral Skills Required
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Excellent team collaboration and cross-functional coordination.Self-motivated with a high degree of ownership and accountability.Strong documentation and communication abilities.Adaptability to handle multi-disciplinary tasks and customer-facing responsibilities.Job Responsibilities
Develop automation applications as per customer-defined solution requirements.Program and integrate Robots (EPSON, MITSUBISHI) and PLC / HMI systems (Mitsubishi, Siemens).Design and implement effective communication protocols between automation components.Select appropriate controllers and components to optimize application cost and performance.Prepare detailed AutoCAD schematics, BOMs, and interfacing diagrams addressing design and manufacturing considerations.Create modular application programming blocks and generate function verification reports.Execute complete system wiring, labeling, and panel building as per design specifications.Develop comprehensive Operation and Programming Manuals to be delivered with the system.Collaborate with internal teams on concept design, development, installation, and trial execution.Prepare and conduct QA, FAT (Factory Acceptance Test), and SAT (Site Acceptance Test) reports for final customer validation.