Applications Lab Technician

at  IPG Photonics

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 position provides the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art laser processing equipment, as well as the latest in robotics and machine tool technology. This is a hands-on technical position working with machinery and electronics in a research & applications laboratory setting. You will be responsible for the installation, configuration, maintenance, operator training, and documentation of a wide variety of high-end industrial equipment, including lasers, laser heads, robots, PLCs, fieldbus communication systems, sectioning/polishing machines, microscopes, and more from a variety of globally-known brands. This equipment is used to support R&D efforts on next-generation process monitoring and control technologies, and for process testing and operator training with respect to specific customer applications in a wide range of advanced manufacturing sectors.
This is a full-time, on-site position at our Kingston, Ontario facility.

• 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.
• College diploma in industrial automation, electronics, robotics, or a related field plus 3-5 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
• Experience in electronics, robotics, controls & automation, welding applications, and/or manufacturing technology
• 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 problem-solving abilities
• Well-organized and able to operate independently to accomplish clearly-stated goals with minimal 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
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