Senior Automation/Test Engineer

Aperia is unlocking a new era of efficiency & profitability for commercial vehicle fleets, by developing innovative hardware & analytics solutions.  Inventors of the award-winning Halotm Automatic Tire Inflator, Aperia saves fleets thousands of hours of downtime every week and reduces the environmental impact of the freight industry.  Join us as we expand our product offering and take the next steps on our journey toward bringing the backbone of our economy into the automation age.  

The role of Automation/Test Engineer requires the know-how and ambition to develop & support specialized equipment for assembly and test of our Halo and Halo Connect products. The role is part fixture design, part project management, and part hands-on implementation. 

Within the first year of work, you’ll take on many of the following responsibilities:

• Develop and improve manufacturing test equipment. This will include interfacing with our engineering team during product development to understand test requirements, writing process documentation, planning and executing qualification plans, overseeing the deployment of tests, and participating in continuous improvement efforts.

• Analyze production data to identify and mitigate issues. These responsibilities will take a data-science approach from merging multiple data sources (databases, spreadsheets, etc.) to draw conclusions from data you and others have collected.

• Grow with the company & take on additional responsibilities. Aperia is a young and growing organization and we are looking for people that embrace the fast-paced and dynamic start-up environment and are eager to adapt.

A well-qualified candidate will likely have a combination of these skills & experiences: 

• Education + Experience:

  • Education in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, experimental physics, mechatronics or related discipline

  • 7+ years engineering experience 

  • Demonstrated ability to work independently taking on complex projects

  • Functional test of Mechanical/Electro-mechanical systems

  • Comfortable with PLM software for document control

• Industrial Automation:

  • Experience programming + interfacing PLCs/PACs

  • Motion Control: Steppers/Servos/Pneumatics

  • Fieldbus protocols: ModbusTCP, Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, RS232, RS485, MQTT

  • Knowledge of industrial sensors (Analog + Digital), actuators, HMIs

  • Ability to design and implement integrated safety systems

  • Able to design and build industrial control enclosures

• Programming

  • 3+ years of experience with LabVIEW interfacing machines/sensors as a major job function. (CLAD/CLD/CLA preferred)

  • Python or Matlab: Strong background in data analysis skills

  • Node-Red

• Mechanical Design

  • SolidWorks

  • Experience designing fixtures for production and/or mechanical test

• Technology/Electronics

  • Familiar with networking principles

  • OS: Windows, Linux basics (advanced preferred)

  • Design, administration of, and advanced querying of databases 

  • Experience or hobby exposure to RaspberryPi/Arduino/ESP32

  • Familiar with standard electrical test equipment: DMM/Oscilloscope

An ideal qualified candidate will likely have experience related to:

• Ability to lead design-for-assembly/automation design reviews

• Modernizing a factory for IIoT/Industry 4.0/Cloud Integration

• Experience with Opto22 platform

• Experience with Mass Flow Controllers

• Bartender Barcode/Printer Software in an automated setting

• Familiarity with various manufacturing techniques: injection molded plastics, sheet metal, machining

• Statistics and Statistical Process Control

Aperia Technologies is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances