Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
Job Description
As a Technical Consultant, you will work in a client-facing role for established global clientele, helping them apply Digital Twin capabilities to challenging business problems. Our work provides unparalleled exposure to unique opportunities. The learning curve can be quite steep, but our team will help you build confidence and enable you to explore areas that are of interest to you. Our focus is on helping clients extract business value from cutting edge Digital Twin capabilities, not just on making the technology work. In this role you will help design, develop, and test solutions for a diverse set of clients in industries such as Manufacturing, Life Sciences, High Tech, Auto & Tire, Consumer Goods, and Warehousing & Logistics.

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of simulation and virtual commissioning models
• Represent us in attending industry/market events to build awareness within the industry
• Maintain awareness to technology and industry trends relevant to simulation and emulation and ensure the evolution of firm practices and technology usage based on observed trends
• Create and manage development backlog for client engagements
• Manage and assign junior engineers with tasks during client engagements
• Develop technical and functional specifications based on software design and performance
• Support the data modeling and requirements definition mapping
• Ensure quality of code by performing unit testing and code reviews
• Status reporting within DevOps tools
• DevOps development and implementation
• Provide client support, including troubleshooting, software upgrades, and enhancements
• Effective status reporting within the team and with the clients

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• 4+ years of experience leading the implementation, validation and deployment of scalable simulation and emulation technology in an operational setting (specifically in industries of Manufacturing, Life Sciences, High Tech, Auto & Tire, Consumer Goods, and Warehousing & Logistics)
• Experience with Emulate3D, Sim3D/Demo3D, or equivalate industrial standard simulation and emulation (virtual commissioning) software
• 4+ years of experience developing in any of the following Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, .NET, or related
• Experience in conducting technical evaluations of client infrastructure (e.g., automation control, equipment automation, sensors/instrumentation) and determining methods of conduction effective simulation and emulation
• Experience integrating emulation software with soft and physical controllers
• Understand the technical limitations of code emulation and can effectively convey such limitations to clients
• Competency in equipment design and development
• Experience designing and performing simulation experimentation

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Competency in PLC programming (preferably Allen Bradley)
• Experienced understanding of business requirements and the process of translating them into well-engineered and integrated technical solutions; attention to detail
• Understanding of application architecture
• Experience using leading software development practices, technical documentation (requirements, functional specifications, test plans, etc.)

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development

… and other local benefits!
At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office

• Lead the development of simulation and virtual commissioning models
• Represent us in attending industry/market events to build awareness within the industry
• Maintain awareness to technology and industry trends relevant to simulation and emulation and ensure the evolution of firm practices and technology usage based on observed trends
• Create and manage development backlog for client engagements
• Manage and assign junior engineers with tasks during client engagements
• Develop technical and functional specifications based on software design and performance
• Support the data modeling and requirements definition mapping
• Ensure quality of code by performing unit testing and code reviews
• Status reporting within DevOps tools
• DevOps development and implementation
• Provide client support, including troubleshooting, software upgrades, and enhancements
• Effective status reporting within the team and with the client