Automation Engineer

at  Card Kingdom

ABOUT US:

Card Kingdom has served Magic: The Gathering players across the world for over 20 years. We are a trusted source for buying and selling Magic: The Gathering singles, packs, and booster boxes from throughout the game’s history. Our love of the community and game shines through everything we do. We are a customer-centric, data-driven, innovative workplace. We value our team and recognize that every role in our organization is behind delivering our renowned customer experience.
In addition to our eCommerce business, Card Kingdom owns and operates the award-winning game store and restaurant, Mox Boarding House. With unique locations in Seattle, Bellevue, Portland, and coming soon to Arizona, we deliver an elevated experience to local gaming communities.
Our Mission: We use tabletop gaming as a campfire – a place to gather, share and celebrate –for the sake of cultivating deeper relationships with our customers, amongst ourselves, with our communities, and the world.
Our Perks: Excellent benefits, generous PTO, and flexible scheduling, remote work opportunities, paid parental leave, safe harbor 401k match, paid holidays, and employee discounts. We support work life balance.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or similar engineering degree or equivalent work experience. A degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 3+ years designing and building automated hardware systems
• Proficient in Design/Drafting Tools such as SolidWorks
• Proficient designing/testing basic electronics (fabrication, wiring, multi-meters, basic circuit design)
• Familiar with Vision Systems, PLCs, HMIs (e.g. Cognex, Keyence, Siemens, Fanuc, etc.)
• Hands on experience with various motors, drives, pneumatics, remote I/O and actuators
• Solid understanding of software programming (PLC development, Ladder Logic, Python, .net)
• Experience and skill in troubleshooting hardware, electronics, software and control system issues
• Consistently think of ways to improve our products and the business
• Strong communicator, comfortable presenting your ideas and findings
• Must be organized, detail oriented, and able to think designs through completely
• Strong technological, analytical and communication skills
• Comfortable lifting up to 50lbs occasionally
• Willing to cover weekend on-call shifts occasionally

ROLE:

The Automation Engineer at Card Kingdom is responsible for designing, building, enhancing, and maintaining automated systems. You are a passionate problem solver who comes up with innovative ideas for building automated solutions. You are proactive and demonstrate the ability to learn quickly and work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment whilst communicating effectively with teams and individuals across multiple lines of business. In this role you may be hands-on in the installation of an automated system, designing something new or making sure that all machines are operating correctly. If a machine breaks or there is a problem, the automation engineer is responsible for identifying a fix and carrying out the repair or partnering with an outside vendor to resolve the issue.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with project teams to move existing and pending automated systems from prototype to production
• Design/fabricate/install upgrades and enhancements needed to build new systems or make existing automated machines safe and production ready
• Partner with outside vendors when appropriate to understand capabilities and integration of components associated with the automation systems
• Establish robust operating and installation instructions that allow the reproducibility of current automated machines
• Create and execute maintenance plans for existing and future automated equipment
• Conduct benchmarking and baseline tests to establish machine capabilities, set specification limits and calibration standards
• Role requires hands on fabrication, cleaning and maintenance tasks as needed
• Must be able to turn user requirements into automated solution designs
• Identification of new opportunities for automation within the manufacturing process
• Writing reports and making presentations for senior leaders outlining new concepts, testing outcomes, and ongoing efficiency enhancements
• Be the expert on industry trends and emerging automation technology
• Train staff to use the machines, ensuring safety regulations are met and up to date as well as troubleshooting problems
• Establish and maintain strong business relationships with key stakeholders in support of reporting and analysis.