Digital & Automation Specialist

The Digital & Automation Specialist will support the company to deliver automation and innovation projects. The role will also involve providing technical support to demonstration set up, customer challenges and student projects that require the knowledge and skills around hardware and software aspects.

The candidate will have passion for automation and digital technology innovation and motivation to deliver value and transformation within the business and its processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to company and its customers
• Proactively work to deliver the strategic plan for the company in line with business needs.
• Support the Automation, Digital & Innovation function to enable delivery of their objectives.
• Solving problems at their level, overcoming barriers and roadblocks whilst progressing agreed projects.
• Continually developing their own knowledge of emerging technology, particularly I4.0 technologies and the next megatrends while aligning them to solutions that could benefit the company and its customers.
• Developing key relationships that drive value across internal functions - IT, Procurement, Operations as key stakeholders.
• Focused on standardisation. Developing solutions and identifying technology that could be scalable.
• Deliver and support demonstrations and tours to both internal and external visitors.

Requirements

Essential

• Be able to develop own ideas into business proposals or solutions to real problems as presented internally through the business network.
• Collaborative working across all business areas. Ability to work, engage and build strong work relationships.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders to provide status updates and discuss project requirements.
• Agility to work on a variety of projects at one time, sometimes with changing parameters.
• Adhere to safety guidelines and protocols when working on electrical and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of electrical systems, mechanical systems, and automation technologies.
• Experience in project management using Agile methodology (DevOps, Git version control).
• Experience in working with and building PCB designs (Printed Circuit Board).
• Knowledge in 3D Computer-Aided Design applications such as Solid works, Sketch up.
• Ability to use Engineering programming languages such as C, C++ Java, and PHP to create coded applications.
• Familiarity with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, with the ability to program as required.
• Experience in working with Google suite in particular "no code" applications creating google sites.
• Understanding of Android OS, Windows OS, and ability to load products onto respective operating systems, also advantage but not necessity Linux OS experience.
• Understanding of both cloud and hard server storage creating API links to host products across both.
• Use of BI dashboards and databases to host and display data effectively.
• Electrical certification qualifications to aid safe, secure product builds in line with industry regulations.
• Previous demonstratable product delivery examples using C++ and Python code.

Desirable

• Educated to HNC level (or above) in electrical engineering, computer science, or related fields.
• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Experience in digitalisation and automation.
• Knowledge of product industrialisation including CE marking.

Reasons why you should apply

• The role puts you at the forefront of automation technology
• You'll be at the heart of company's development
• You will be working in a collaborative environment

How to Apply:

For more information on the role, or an informal discussion regarding opportunities we have available, please contact Zuzanna Szelest at (url removed) or (phone number removed).

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Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.