Hardware Project Engineer

About You 

You want to work for a fast-paced company that thinks big and dreams huge. You are driven, view work as more than just a job, and are never satisfied with a project left half-done. You have a strong sense of personal ownership and responsibility for completion of objectives on time. You want to figure out why things tick which makes you tick but very little ticks you off. You want to think outside of the box and continually challenge your own limits, as well as those around you. You have a mad scientist mentality where you want to be part of the robots building robots revolution. 

About Attabotics 

Attabotics is the world’s first 3D robotics supply chain system for modern commerce. Inspired by the framework of ant colonies, Attabotics replaces the rows and aisles of traditional fulfillment centers with a patented storage structure and robotics shuttles that utilize both horizontal and vertical space, reducing a company’s warehouse needs by 85%. By empowering retailers to place fulfillment centers near high-density urban areas, Attabotics helps create jobs and decrease carbon emissions by closing the last-mile delivery gap. Attabotics is a TIME Magazine Most Innovative Company special mention, CNBC Disruptor, and one of Fast Company’s world’s 50 most innovative companies. Attabotics is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with fulfillment centers across the United States and Canada. 

About You

You want to work for a fast-paced company that thinks big and dreams huge. You are driven, view work as more than just a job, and are never satisfied with a project left half-done. You have a strong sense of personal ownership and responsibility for completion of objectives on time. You want to figure out why things tick which makes you tick but very little ticks you off. You want to think outside of the box and continually challenge your own limits, as well as those around you. You have a mad scientist mentality where you want to be part of the robots building robots revolution.

About Attabotics

Attabotics is the world’s first 3D robotics supply chain system for modern commerce. Inspired by the framework of ant colonies, Attabotics replaces the rows and aisles of traditional fulfillment centers with a patented storage structure and robotics shuttles that utilize both horizontal and vertical space, reducing a company’s warehouse needs by 85%. By empowering retailers to place fulfillment centers near high-density urban areas, Attabotics helps create jobs and decrease carbon emissions by closing the last-mile delivery gap. A TIME Magazine Most Innovative Company special mention, CNBC Disruptor, and one of Fast Company’s world’s 50 most innovative companies. Attabotics has been adopted by major brands including luxury department store Nordstrom, and other retailers across apparel, grocery, food & beverage, and home goods. Attabotics is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with fulfillment centers across the United States and Canada.

The Role

We are seeking a Hardware Project Engineer to join our Client Services/ Project Management Office team.

This opportunity is responsible for working with customers and internal stakeholders to design site-specific aspects of the Attabotics system, including mechanical and electrical infrastructures (system sizing, electrical requirements, and permitting requirements).

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electro-mechanical, or similar field)
• Minimum 5+ years professional experience working in a hardware project engineering practice
• Experience working with robotic systems, and/or complex electro-mechanical systems
• P.Eng required (EITs on path to P.Eng will be considered)
• Knowledge of electrical cabinet design and PLCs is preferred
• Mechanical design knowledge of structures
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills

What we need

• Work with customers and internal stakeholders to scope solution requirements and develop System Design Specifications prior to the installation
• Complete system design and develop the site-specific project/manufacturing level Bill of Materials (BOM) 
• Manage external contractors as related to system design, installation, and commissioning by Attabotics personnel
• Develop a test plan and quality management plan to communication to external contractors
• Ensure that IT delivers BOM and design to meet Project Schedule and Cost
• Work with customers and third parties to obtain necessary permits as required by local jurisdictions
• Interface with engineering teams to ensure that system requirements are aligned with the current releases
• Interface with construction and field teams during installation and commissioning to ensure that the appropriate support level is available
• Interface with the test team to ensure that Commissioning and SAT reflect current hardware requirements
• Specify and manage all risks associated with system installation, and provide risk mitigation strategies
• Work with project managers closely to ensure above requirements, including scheduling, personnel, and component availability on site
• Manage and execute special projects
• Support Sales and Application Engineering in RFQ/RFP or other inquiries
• Support Project Manager in completion of Change Orders

If this description describes you perfectly and the work environment you know you can thrive in, send us your resume as well as describe to us what you’re passionate about and we may just reach out to you.

Attabotics is committed to employing the best people to do the best job possible within our environment. We hire based on merit and are strongly committed to cultivating diversity as a source of excellence. Attabotics firmly believes that a vast array of perspectives produces and promotes innovation and business success. Our corporate diversity encompasses differences in ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, age, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, physical and mental ability and education.

Attabotics promotes a corporate safety culture where employees’ health, safety & well being is number one and with the ultimate goal of establishing a zero incident work environment.

If this description describes you perfectly and the work environment you know you can thrive in, send us your resume as well as describe to us what you’re passionate about and we may just reach out to you. 

Attabotics is committed to employing the best people to do the best job possible within our environment. We hire based on merit and are strongly committed to cultivating diversity as a source of excellence. Attabotics firmly believes that diverse perspectives drive innovation and business success. We embrace a wide range of differences, as they contribute to our uniqueness and strength.  

Successful candidates for this position will undergo a criminal record check, and must provide proof of legal eligibility to work in the country they applied to without sponsorship.

Attabotics promotes a corporate safety culture where employees’ health, safety & well being is number one and with the ultimate goal of establishing a zero incident work environment. 

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