Systems Engineer III

Seattle, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers sellers and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third party sellers.

Job Title: Systems Engineer III

Location: Seattle WA 98109

Duration: 2 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Description:

We are seeking a Systems Engineer III to design develop deploy and support complex industrial controls and robotics workcell systems.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with PLC-based control systems industrial networks and integrated automation environments.
This role focuses on improving system throughput reliability and deployment efficiency across large-scale operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Design develop and deploy controls systems for complex robotics and automation workcells.
Develop and maintain PLC and HMI applications integrating components such as servo drives barcode readers remote sensors and safety systems.
Commission systems using best practices and provide advanced troubleshooting for integrated automation environments.
Own system improvements to increase throughput availability quality and deployment speed.
Develop and maintain technical documentation for internal teams and partner commissioning/support teams.
Define collect and analyze performance metrics to evaluate machine and system efficiency.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate controls systems with host and enterprise systems.

Top 3 Must-Have Skills:

Deep experience developing industrial controls systems including PLC and HMI development and integration of drives sensors and automation components.
Proficiency in multiple IEC 61131-3 languages (e.g. Structured Text Ladder Logic Function Block Diagram).
Strong understanding of industrial networking and troubleshooting including EtherCAT Ethernet/IP PROFIBUS and PROFINET.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

Programming experience in C C or Java.
Familiarity with AWS technologies and cloud-connected systems.
Experience deploying or managing machines across large-scale geographically distributed environments.

Background of a Successful Candidate:

A successful engineer in this role will:
Have a strong understanding of robotics workcells including servo drives industrial networks safety systems and host system integration.
Possess hands-on experience developing commissioning and troubleshooting complex integrated automation systems.
Be comfortable owning system design deployment and performance optimization end-to-end.
Demonstrate strong documentation practices and cross-team collaboration skills.
Have experience with controls-focused software development rather than pure application software development.

Leadership Principles (Most Important):

Deliver Results
Learn and Be Curious

Disqualifiers:

Candidates with primarily software application development backgrounds.
Less than 25% hands-on controls/PLC experience as these profiles typically struggle with controls-focused coding and system integration.

Education:

Bachelors degree in Engineering

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Overview: TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a company operating a marketplace for consumers sellers and content creators. It offers merchandise and content purch...