Control Systems Lead for JLL (Kent, WA)

Position : Control Systems Lead  ( CSL )   Permanent full time with benefits                                  

Please email resumes to Debbie.korber@am.jll.com

Please be sure to include a current phone number on resumes

Contact :  Debbie Korber 847 463 6483

The Control Systems Lead (CSL) is responsible for providing Subject Matter Expert support within the 24x7 fulfillment center operations. The primary focus is on maintaining, advanced troubleshooting and modifying material handling equipment (MHE) control systems equipment to ensure operational performance of the MHE equipment including Conveyors, Sortation Systems, Hi Speed Scanners, Cameras, Print & Apply System and SCADA Devices & Programs.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

• Maintain, troubleshoot and modify PLC ladder logic for MHE systems including PLC/PC Controllers and industrial networks such as Ethernet, ControlNet, Device Net, Profibus, motor control systems,

•Servo drives, variable frequency drives and electrical distribution systems.

•Act as escalation support for the control systems technician team; appropriately escalate downtime situations to vendors or headquarters for support to restore equipment operation.

• Monitor MHE Metrics and partner with facilities/client operations teams to deploy system performance improvements within the fulfillment center

• Apply subject matter expertise in MHE and electronic systems to maximize equipment availability to production

• Perform and utilize fulfillment center system assessments to identify opportunities in improving utilization of systems/equipment.

•Partner with facility operations leadership, equipment vendors and parts suppliers to plan and coordinate new technology installations. Act as the technical consultant for capital projects within the building.

•Work within the cross site network to provide support and guidance for other fulfillment centers.

•May require the need to dial into other fulfillment centers and may require minimal travel.

•Communicate technical issues and project timeline with building leadership, operations and the maintenance team. Explain production impacts and work closely with operations and engineering to ensure a thorough understanding of impact to systems.

•Develop system documentation and Standard Work instruction for the operations team thus minimizing the risk of downtime caused by human error from the maintenance and operations team.

• Develop and/or maintain training documentation on relevant control systems. Provide training on control Systems to technicians.

• Develop maintenance procedures to maximize the usable life of assets and provide the greatest equipment availability to production

Required:

•Must have demonstrated recent experience using RSLogix 5000 to troubleshoot, program and modify PLC code. Lack of RSLogix5000 will disqualify the candidate for this role.

•Experience with Robotics systems components

•Ability to maintain, troubleshoot and modify program HMI components

•Ability to maintain, troubleshoot and modify the following: PLC failures, device failures, Robotics systems components, Control Network components, HMI components, Motor Controls and starters, VFD’s and standard electrical components

•Industrial electrical hands on experience and troubleshooting of 24VDC up to 480V 3phase systems.

•Experience and understanding of messaging protocols within a Warehouse Management System software as well as Warehouse Control Systems.

• Strong reasoning, analytical and problem solving skills

•Ability to Interpret and modify mechanical/electrical drawings and P&ID's

•Ability to identify, maintain and utilize SCADA Systems and KPI's

• Ability and willingness to train other employees with lesser skills

• Able to access all areas and levels of the facility

• Ability to interpret, understand and design policies & procedures and relate them to others.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience

•Systems Controls knowledge and programming experience using RSlogix5000

• Field Service Engineering Experience

• Systems Trainer or training experience

• Experience with a wide range of conveying and sortation’s systems

•Experience with advance automation control systems

•Experience with industrial robotics

• Project Management experience

Space Remaining: Great 1-credit Research Exposed course!

Research Exposed! (GEN ST 391 D) offers undergraduates an opportunity to learn about current, exciting research in a wide variety of disciplines, including the process of discovery, how faculty come up with an idea for research, how inquiry is structured in the different disciplines, and how students can become involved in the knowledge-making process.

Presentations by UW faculty from diverse fields focus on their own cutting-edge research and how undergraduates can get involved in the knowledge-making process at this research university. Students attend weekly, fifty-minute discussions and have the opportunity to ask the speaker questions following each presentation. This course may be repeated for credit (1 credit/quarter-3 quarters max); speakers and topics will vary.

See the UW Time Schedule entry. Also, feel free to join us for any lecture of interest as the course is open to the public. Winter speaker schedule is available here.

Part-Time Web Developer Sought for eSwingGolf.com

Seeking part-time Web services application development help!  eSwing Golf Technologies, LLC (www.eSwingGolf.com) is a WA startup company, based in West Seattle.  The company has developed and patented an electronic golf swing analyzer (called eSwing) that incorporates arrays of infrared and ultrasonic sensors to “see” the golf club head at ball impact during a golf swing.  These sensors accurately measure swing tempo, club speed, face angle and club path angle during the swing which are calculated within eSwing’s PIC micro-controller and displayed on eSwing’s LCD as immediate feedback for the player.  Hardware initialization and captured swing data are sent wirelessly (using Bluetooth LE communications) between eSwing’s hardware and an android mobile application to trigger and control eSwing’s sensors and firmware and to display captured swing data and ball flight trajectory on the mobile device.

eSwing’s current website has been developed in Parse.  Specific development help that we need to produce MVP features includes:

1.      Develop a Parse database that will link to the “My eSwing” navigation tab on eSwing’s website.

2.      Create tables and fields within the DB tables to save/access player records, player clubs, shot and transaction data.

3.      Develop website backend code to receive and save shot data packets sent into the cloud from the mobile app and to access and send saved data from within the DB that the mobile application requires.

4.      Create a couple of “basic” reports that will be available for players to access, replay and receive analytics and metrics from captured player swing data.

If you’re interested in this project, please contact Rick Plank, Founder/CEO, at 206.619.2266 or by email at rick@eSwingGolf.com  for additional details.  Salary/Equity and future FT employment opportunity may be available depending on experience, demonstrated abilities and interest.

Lightspeed Venture Partners Summer Fellowships

Earn up to $65k this summer to build your start up at Lightspeed!

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur looking for more than an internship this summer? How about getting quality time with some of the investors behind companies like Snapchat, Nest, Whisper, TaskRabbit and GrubHub? Follow in the footsteps of the founders of Crittercism, Pinterest, Pulse, Sourcegraph and Lark. Lightspeed Venture Partners is now accepting applications for its 2016 Summer Fellowship Program.

What exactly is Lightspeed’s Fellowship Program? Think of it like a scholarship - we provide resources, mentorship and guidance so you can spend your summer devoted to entrepreneurship and building your idea into a company. Now in its 10th year, and with over 225 alumni, the program is designed to enable young, engineering-minded entrepreneurs to work fulltime with the guidance of seasoned venture capitalists and other successful founders on building all aspects of a business from the ground up.

       

Each team will receive $5,000 and $15,000 per team member, mentoring from Lightspeed’s partners, office space in Menlo Park, CA and additional resources to help you make connections and get started. Fellows are under NO OBLIGATION to Lightspeed and we receive NO EQUITY as part of the program.

Applications for Round 1 are due January 15, 2016. For more info about the program, past participants and the application, check out: http://bit.ly/1yAzrRK

Undergraduate research opportunity with Arka Majumdar

2D Material Enabled Nanophotonic Devices:

Job Description:

A student hired under this position will work closely with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on optoelectronic devices from nanophotonic resonators and a new class of materials that are a single atom thick – 2D materials. The art of finding 2D materials is difficult and time consuming, but the rewards are great as these materials have unique properties that allow for nanowatt L.E.D.s, broadband absorption, amongst many other unique features. Students working under this position will be an active member of building new and exciting optoelectronic devices including .

Expectations:

• 10+ hours a week in lab.
• Attend group meetings.

Requirements:

• Completion of at least two quarters of introductory STEM coursework.
• G.P.A. 3.5+

Be certified in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt!

This is a three-day certification program taught by the IIE instructors. Those certified in Six Sigma are appealing candidates to many employers due to their understanding of process improvement, allocation of resources, and systematic optimization!

For further information, click the link below:
http://www.iienet2.org/iietrainingcenter/CourseDetail.aspx?EventCode=L6G

When:
2/19/2016 - 8:00-5:00 PM
2/20/2016 - 8:00-5:00 PM
2/21/2016 - 8:00-12:00 PM
...
Where: MEB 106

Cost:
IIE student members: $500 (50% off regular seminar cost)
Non IIE members | Alumni | Professionals: $795

Phil and Friends American Dream Foundation Scholarship Fund - undergrad scholarship application due 1/7/16!

Complete information is available at http://expd.washington.edu/scholarships/search/search-results.html?page_stub=PYFADF and http://pfadf.org/.

Phillip Yin and Friends American Dream Foundation (PYFADF) was founded on the belief that every student should have the opportunity to fulfill their educational goals. Phillip Yin, an alumni of the University of Washington, is the Business Anchor for the daily business show, Global Business America at CCTV America in Washington D.C.  He started the Foundation to help motivated students by sharing a part of their financial burden associated with going to a university.

Brief Program Information:

Eligible students must be current undergraduate students at UW, with a preference for students in their first year of study, either as freshmen or transfer students.  They should be able to demonstrate their passion and purpose, civic engagement and leadership, and possess strong communication skills.  Lastly, they should be able to provide a compelling story told in both an essay and video describing why the American dream is important to them.

Ten selected students will receive $1,000.  This scholarship is not renewable.

DEADLINE to apply: Jan. 7, 2016

UW Online Application: https://expo.uw.edu/expo/apply/390