Senior Automation Engineer, Plenty
Project-Based Associate
$125.2-137.7k
Office located in Compton, CA
Grows and sells pesticide-free farmed goods
Job no longer available
Grows and sells pesticide-free farmed goods
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$125.2-137.7k
Office located in Compton, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To improve the lives of Plants, People, & our Planet
Role
Who you are
- Education or training equivalent to a B.S. or higher (e.g. M.S. or Ph.D) in an Engineering or other technical discipline and 5+ years of progressive experience implementing control systems
- Experience supporting implementation of control architectures from the ground up using an object-oriented approach
- Exposure to a wide variety of industrial control platforms -- we use Beckhoff & Rockwell
- You take pride in designing clear and easy to use user interfaces at the machine and line level (Ignition)
- Experience in software support and/or issue triage on processes that span across multiple technologies including proprietary software
- Expertise in troubleshooting electrical systems used in industrial automation
- A highly collaborative engineer, you partner closely with other stakeholders to develop system level requirements
- Experience with programming in high level or scripting languages and working on cloud platforms such as AWS
- Exposure to or eagerness to learn about the following areas:
- High and low voltage hardware design (480VAC - 24VDC)
- Programming 6-axis robots, including vision and safety integration (FANUC, KUKA)
- Database integration and administration (MySQL, Postgres)
- Revision control and CI/CD tools (Git)
- Software development using a variety of languages (Python, C#)
- Machine vision for robotic guidance, metrology, or quality inspection
- Defining equipment safety systems including networked safety (FSoE, CIP Safety, PROFIsafe)
- Programming 6-Axis robots, including vision and safety integration (FANUC, KUKA, Denso)
What the job involves
- Plenty is looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to join our Continuous Improvement (CI) team and tackle problems that reimagine the way food is grown
- In this role, you will work closely with other CI engineers, R&D Controls Engineers, Farm Operations and Maintenance teams, as well as outside integrators to resolve production down time, drive continuous improvement and Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) projects to completion as a lead or a team member, help define company standards, and assist with system commissioning
- We are looking for someone who has experience in industrial automation and is excited about the task of bringing modern software development practices and tools into the picture
- An ideal candidate has experience writing machine software using industrial controllers, understands electrical systems, and can work closely with our Software Engineering teams on integration and tool development
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues with large automated systems including: PLC, HMI devices, Pneumatics, Servo Motors, Vision Systems, Robotics and Manufacturing Execution Systems
- Support maintenance and troubleshoot mechanical, controls, and networking issues in relation to SCADA (preferably ignition)
- Investigate and troubleshoot manufacturing issues with a sense of urgency to prevent line down situations, and implement countermeasures to prevent repetitive breakdowns
- Partner with the Software and Data Teams to understand and implement data collection and product traceability requirements and resolve issues on software deployments
- Interface automation equipment with internal software tools to aggregate machine data in a meaningful way
- Deliver projects successfully in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Travel up to 30% to support farm commissioning
- Participate in an on call rotation
- Other duties as assigned
Our take
Agricultural tech, once thought to be a slow-moving sector, has seen an insurgence of funding in recent years. Plenty is one company that has tapped into this and the ever-growing demand for nutritious, sustainable, and chemical free farmed goods by creating cleaner, space-efficient farms.
Plenty's farms are designed to maximise sustainability whilst significantly increasing crop yields. The company is able to optimise on space through use of vertical farms, where plants are grown in levels to save on land and water use. Plenty stays true to its promise of cleaner farmed products by not using pesticides and keeping produce GMO free.
2022 investment from companies including the superstore giant Walmart means that Plenty is able to offer products to customers on a much larger scale. With Californian Walmart stores now stocking Plenty's produce, the company is set to increase profits and popularity. Vertical farming looks to be part of the future of agricultural tech, and Plenty continually invests into development and production to meet growing demand.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2022
$400m
SERIES E
Oct 2020
$140m
SERIES D
Total funding: $941m
Company benefits
- FSA Account
- HSA Account
- Wellness Program
- On-Site Gym
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Leave Of Absence
- Parental Leave
- Personal/Sick Days
- Paid Holidays
- Unlimited Vacation
- Relocation Assistance
- Company Equity
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Promote From Within
- Lunch And Learns
- Company Outings
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Casual Dress
- Happy Hours
- Snacks
- Some Meals Provided
- Diversity And Inclusion Program
Company HQ
Oyster Point, South San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jack Oslan
(Board of Advisors)Previously worked at Lahlouh Group as Director of Marketing and Business Development and as a Business Consultant for different firms. Co-founder and current CEO of Diamond Age.
Matt Barnard
(Director)Strategic Advisor to the founders of multiple companies including Larroude, Nooks, Popcorn, Afresh, Heirloom, and Pandion. CEO of Plenty until 2020.
Nate Storey
(CSO)Previously the Founder and CEO of Bright Agrotech.
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