Applications Lab Technician - Kingston, Canada - IPG Photonics

IPG Photonics

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Kingston, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

IPG Photonics is the world leader in high power fibre lasers for industrial welding and cutting equipment. Our Canadian subsidiary in Kingston, Ontario produces market-disrupting sensor technology and software that is transforming the manufacturing industry.

Job Summary:

This is a full-time, on-site position at our Kingston, Ontario facility.

Responsibilities:

Management and scheduling of the Applications Lab resources.
Technical direction and assistance to employees and customers making use of the equipment.
Preparation of robot & laser equipment with appropriate laser beam delivery configurations, fieldbus configurations, control wiring, etc. for specific experiments.
Planning and design of simple automation systems.
Regular maintenance and service history tracking of all equipment.
Troubleshooting & repair of various laboratory electronics and control systems.
Regular updating and enforcement of training manuals and standard operating procedures.
Assisting with metallographic cross sectioning and polishing.
Analysis of test results using electronic reporting.
Additional projects as needed.

Requirements:

College diploma in industrial automation, electronics, robotics, or a related field plus 35 years experience in a similar role, *OR* University engineering degree (B.Sc.

E / B.Eng) in a related field plus 2-3 years experience in a similar role.

Fluency in two or more of the following CNC / Robot programming environments: G-Code, ABB, Kuka, Fanuc.
Fluency in one or more common PLC / Ladder Logic programming environments.
Experience implementing and configuring one or more common factory automation / fieldbus network (EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, etc.)
Excellent problemsolving abilities.
Wellorganized and able to operate independently to accomplish clearlystated goals with mínimal direct supervision.
Strong professional communication, negotiation, and teaching skills in the English language are essential.
Proficiency in any other language from this list is not essential, but may be an asset: Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, German, Italian, French, Polish.