Automation Engineering Placement

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Automation Engineering Placement

Working at ASM is a unique experience! We have a strong emphasis on internal progression and we only recruit exceptional individuals. In fact, many Senior Managers started their careers with us in more junior roles.

We appreciate that you will not come into the role a seasoned professional; so we will provide all the training that you need to become a competent & integral part of the team. If you’re expecting a placement of filing, faxing and fetching coffee, then you’re in for a shock! We will make it our mission to make sure your 13-month placement is as enjoyable as possible and educational.

We are now approaching our 4th intake of placement students, with our 2019 intake set to be our biggest yet. We will be recruiting 18 placement students, across several key departments, such as: Automation Engineering, Intellectual Property, Software Engineering, Test Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Media, Tooling Engineering and Electrical Engineering. Furthermore, we are proud to say that we have two new placements for 2019 in Business Analytics and a Manufacturing Systems due to the success of our current placements.

To add to our growing success, our placement opportunities for the second-year running have ranked 19 in the RateMyPlacement top 50 placement opportunities in the UK! Not only do we offer a best in class placement opportunities; we offer a higher that industry average base salary of £18K. In addition to a generous salary and superb training and development opportunities, we will give you a £1K starter bonus when you join. If this sounds like the placement opportunity for you, we want to hear from you.

Your duties and responsibilities:

• Propose and develop new automation solutions for manufacturing processes using mechanical, electronic, software and motion control technologies.
• Be involved in the design and assembly of new automation solutions by integrating various technologies.
• Study and present the findings of the feasibility, cost implications and performance benefits of new automation solutions.
• Maintain and improve previous released automated manufacturing equipment, processes and designs.
• Apply mechatronic or automated solutions for the movement and location of material, assemblies and completed products.
• Apply mechatronic or automated solutions to develop the “factory of the future”

Your profile:

• You will be studying for a degree in Automation Engineering, Automation and Control, Robotics and Automation, Digital Manufacturing or Mechatronic Engineering .
• Must have a sense of intellectual curiosity and willingness to investigate and promote new technologies.
• You will understand Industrie 4.0 drivers and the need to develop automation for manufacturing processes that keep businesses in front of the competition.
• Have prior knowledge of graphical user interface design using Visual Studio/LabView.
• Always willing to learn from others in the operation and maintenance of automated products.
• Have an understanding of product documentation and collation of test results that determine the performance and safety of any automation systems deployed.

How to apply

If you are interested, we want to hear from you. Please apply by sending your current CV and covering letter to careers@asmpt.com. Please ensure that you refer to the unique vacancy number (ATR-002) when submitting your application.