Automation Engineer Intern/Coop Spring 2023
Automation Engineer Intern/Coop Spring 2023
at Veo Robotics (View all jobs)`
Waltham, MA
ABOUT VEO ROBOTICS INC:
Founded in 2016 and based in Waltham, MA, Veo has raised over $40 million in venture capital funding from investors such as AI Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Lux Capital Management, Siemens Next47, Nikon-SBI Innovation Fund, SBI AI & Blockchain Fund, and Baidu Ventures.
Veo's flagship product is FreeMove® which is a comprehensive 3D safeguarding solution that reduces the cost and complexity of human-robot collaboration. Veo FreeMove® is an advanced safety system for industrial workcells. The system monitors workcells in 3D and implements dynamic Speed and Separation Monitoring as defined by ISO 10218-2:2011 and ISO/TS 15066:2016, enabling safe interaction between humans and robots. FreeMove® is available to ship with ISO 13849 certification for PLd, Category 3 from TUV Rheinland.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Veo is building safety-critical systems leveraging advanced computer vision, robotics, and 3D sensing that will transform manufacturing. Our systems engineering team is tasked with answering the question of how our system operates and how it integrates with the existing components of an industrial workcell. We are looking for an Automation Engineering Coop to contribute in all aspects of workcell integration, from characterizing multi-DOF robot dynamics, to writing PLC ladder logic for coordinating workcell automation to be controlled from an HMI.
You will:
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the goals and capabilities of our system
- Commission PLCs, HMIs and industrial robots to support the manufacturing workflows we enable
- Design system architectures, write and troubleshoot ladder logic to implement control of automated systems and components
- Design and build industrial control panels and electrical control systems
- Work with a variety of mechanical and electrical components used for industrial applications
- Work directly with robot manufacturers on interface development
- Keep up with relevant developments in robot dynamics and controls through literature searches, networking, conferences, etc
You are:
- A rising junior or senior undergraduate or graduate student with at least one co-op or internship experience
- Experienced in robotic workcell automation, or multidisciplinary engineering fields
- Detail-oriented and meticulous in your approach to experimentation, able to precisely document protocols and direction
- Comfortable troubleshooting independently and collaboratively, as necessary
- An enthusiastic collaborator willing to operate outside your area of direct expertise to solve hard problems with the rest of our cross-disciplinary team
Our toolset:
- ABB, Fanuc, Kuka, Yaskawa robots and controllers
- Allen Bradly, Siemens PLCs
- Python
- Linux
- Git