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Big Sky Engineering has the following employment opportunities:

 

*Service Technician Position*

Big Sky Engineering, Inc. is a custom automation design house focusing on manufacturing equipment. We seek professionals educated in, or skilled in, automation technology, mechanical design, and control integration to bring our machines to life. As a driven and growing company, we strive to find individuals looking to challenge themselves to reach their full potential in a fast-paced environment.

Big Sky offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, with competitive base pay and bonus opportunities, a flexible work environment, and opportunities for career development. Our engineers are involved in every phase of delivering quality work, on-time, and on-budget, in a strong teamwork-based culture.

An ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following, along with the desire and willingness to learn:

Essential Job Functions:

  • Support installation of equipment and equipment startup at customer’s sites.
  • Troubleshoot electrical systems
  • Troubleshoot mechanical systems.
  • Troubleshoot PLC’s, robots, HMIs, and vision system software.
  • Redline electrical and mechanical documentation.
  • Backup and manage machine software.
  • Execute testing and run off parameters to verify machine operating as designed.
  • Communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and employees.
  • Up to 75% travel required.

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

  • Proven strong aptitude with computers and learning new systems
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Experience with Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI programming
  • Proven experience working effectively in a team environment
  • Required excellent oral and written communication skills in order to communicate effectively with customers, vendors, and coworkers
  • Working knowledge of all MS Office applications
  • Ability to read and interpret technical specifications, blueprints, etc.
  • Ability to troubleshoot electrical systems
  • Ability to perform basic mechanical adjustments.
  • Other duties as requested by Operations / Service Manager.

 

Email your resume to: bigsky@bigskyeng.com today


 

 

*Automation Machine Builder Lead*

Big Sky Engineering, Inc. is a custom automation design house focusing on manufacturing equipment. We seek professionals educated in, or skilled in, automation technology, mechanical design, and control integration to bring our machines to life. As a driven and growing company, we strive to find individuals looking to challenge themselves to reach their full potential in a fast-paced environment.

Big Sky offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, with competitive base pay and bonus opportunities, a flexible work environment, and opportunities for career development. Our engineers are involved in every phase of delivering quality work, on-time, and on-budget, in a strong teamwork-based culture.

An ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following, along with the desire and willingness to learn:

Essential Job Functions:

    • Assist in monitoring and enforcing quality control and tracking programs to meet quality objectives, ensure that assemblies and equipment are built according to the correct procedure.
    • Works with their Manager to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments and to create solutions to complex problems.
    • Recommend and/or implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and/or efficiency.
    • Mechanical Sub-assembly of equipment
    • Machine Assembly
    • Pneumatic assembly
    • Electric Panel Assembly
    • Equipment Wire routing
    • Equipment installation – Mechanical
    • Equipment Installation – Electrical
    • Operate mills and lathes.
    • Operate drill press, arbor press, bench grinder.
    • Equipment service – Mechanical
    • Mechanical Trouble Shooting – Debug

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent with 3-5 years of work experience required.
  • Associate’s degree Automation Technology or Mechatronics or equivalent experience

Other Requirements:

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal customers.
  • Excellent computer proficiency (Microsoft® Word™, Excel®, Outlook® and Teams®)
  • Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude
  • Ability to work independently and to carry our assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
  • Ability to read Mechanical part and assembly drawings.
  • Ability to interpret schematics.
  • Ability to read and analyze charts, work orders, production schedules, and other records and reports to determine production requirements and to evaluate current production estimates and outputs.
  • Ability to interpret specifications, schematics, job orders, and company policies and procedures for employees.
  • Ability to inspect materials, products, and/or equipment to detect defects or malfunctions.
  • Mechanically inclined individual with excellent attention to detail
  • Excellent analytical, problem solving, interpersonal, time management and documentation skills.
  • Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
  • Ability to multi-task and must be organized.
  • Must be familiar with manufacturing processes.
  • Familiarity with ERP/MRP Software is required.

Email your resume to: bigsky@bigskyeng.com today

 


 

 

*Automation Machine Builder II*

Big Sky Engineering, Inc. is a custom automation design house focusing on manufacturing equipment. We seek professionals educated in, or skilled in, automation technology, mechanical design, and control integration to bring our machines to life. As a driven and growing company, we strive to find individuals looking to challenge themselves to reach their full potential in a fast-paced environment.

Big Sky offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, with competitive base pay and bonus opportunities, a flexible work environment, and opportunities for career development. Our engineers are involved in every phase of delivering quality work, on-time, and on-budget, in a strong teamwork-based culture.

An ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following, along with the desire and willingness to learn:

Essential Job Functions:

    • Recommend and/or implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and/or efficiency.
    • Mechanical Sub-assembly of equipment
    • Machine Assembly
    • Pneumatic Assembly
    • Equipment Wire Routing
    • Equipment Installation – Mechanical
    • Operates mills and lathes.
    • Operate drill press, arbor press, bench grinder.
    • Equipment service – Mechanical
    • Mechanical Trouble Shooting – Debug

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

  • High school diploma or equivalent with 3-5 years of work experience required.

Email your resume to: bigsky@bigskyeng.com today


 

 

*Controls Engineer*

Big Sky Engineering, Inc. is a custom automation design house focusing on manufacturing equipment. We seek professionals educated in, or skilled in, automation technology, mechanical design, and control integration to bring our machines to life. As a driven and growing company, we strive to find individuals looking to challenge themselves to reach their full potential in a fast-paced environment.

Big Sky offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, with competitive base pay and bonus opportunities, a flexible work environment, and opportunities for career development. Our engineers are involved in every phase of delivering quality work, on-time, and on-budget, in a strong teamwork-based culture.

An ideal candidate will have experience in one or more of the following, along with the desire and willingness to learn:

  • PLC Programming (Allen Bradley, Omron, Siemens, or other…)
  • Machine Motion Control (Servos, VFDs, pneumatic control…)
  • Robotics (Fanuc, ABB,…)
  • Machine Vision (Fanuc, Cognex, Keyence,…)

Email your resume to: bigsky@bigskyeng.com today