Averna experience

Averna delivers industry-leading test solutions and services for communications and electronics device-makers worldwide, accelerating product development, quality and innovation:

• Be global@work: Serve international customers and collaborate with cross functional teams in California, across the US, with sister sites in Mexico, in Canada, in Europe and Asia
• Drive innovation@work: Participate in the development of market-leading high-tech products in the medical device, consumer electronics, and many more
• Develop your talent@work: Contribute to thrilling projects that will stretch your skills and talent to the maximum.
• Enjoy success@work: Be part of a fast-growing company with award-winning products and teams.
• Share your passion@work: Meet passionate people, enjoy our modern environment and dynamic atmosphere.
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At Averna it's all about quality and even more specific ‘product quality’. Our engineering team develops a range of custom made inline and offline test and measurement machines to help customers achieve higher product quality, faster time to market, and greater value from their test system. Our automated test systems check if products look like they should look and do what they must do. Often our systems test new and complex, high-tech products.

To develop our automated test machines, we usually start from a white sheet of paper to develop the system concepts and modules from the core. We then realize the concepts we devise in our assembly hall. We serve customers from different international industries such as medical, automotive, consumer electronics, semicon, inkjet industry.

The Software Automation Engineer challenge in a few words

As a Software Automation Engineer you will offer specialized programming expertise. You will be one of the key persons tying together all high tech technologies involved to create our machines: motion, data acquisition, RF, Robotics, electronics,…

This job is yours if you want to be a lead player in the development and integration of automated test & measurement systems!

Only applications from European applicants will be accepted.

In this role, you will:

• Create robust programs and sequences to control multi-station machines to perform tasks like pick and place, dispensing, product testing, precision assembly and product handling
• Program, debug and maintain structured text code on multiple PLC platforms (Beckhoff, Omron)
• Develop code that is structured, well organized, modular, maintainable, documented and reusable
• Setup and tune complex servo-controlled motion systems.
• Implement machine safety functionalities in the safety PLC in cooperation with the electrical engineers
• Participate in the initial concept development of new machines. Determine the software architecture based on input from the mechanical and electrical team.
• IO testing, commissioning, validation and installation of the machines
• Work together with machine vision engineers, test software engineers and together develop a state-of-the-art software platform
• Be open to travel (20%)

Our ideal candidate:

• Degree: A Bachelor or Master degree from an accredited engineering or physics program
• Extensive experience in Beckhoff (preferred) or other PLC platforms (Siemens, Omron, …) 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Structured Text (IEC 61131-3) programming skills
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming
• Experience with other programming languages like Python, LabVIEW, C++ is a plus
• Affinity with pneumatics, electrics and mechanics needed for machine automation
• Knowledge of robot programming is a plus
• Multilingual: You are fluent (written & oral) in English 

Personal skills:

• Passion for Technology: You like technical challenges, and can quickly acquire knowledge of new technologies
• Hands-on: You are 'hands-on' and result oriented
• Team player: You can work independent and in a team
• Problem Solver: You focus on solutions instead of problems, your keen eye for detail will certainly help you with this

What's in it for YOU

• A multinational high-tech work environment
• Team spirit, fun and passion for technology
• Development and training opportunities
• Attractive salary package including benefits
• We are a fair company

Averna is committed to employment equity and to encouraging diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.