Field Engineer

Who We Are:

Be part of an innovative, technology-driven and growing organization!

As one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers, our innovative and diverse workforce is dedicated to defining the future of the material handling industry. We have a reputation for award-winning product design, advanced engineering and technology and commitment to sustainability.

With more than 20 manufacturing facilities worldwide and over 500 retail locations in 80 plus countries, we take pride in providing our customers a wide variety of quality material handling equipment, fleet management solutions, warehouse products and support services to meet their needs anytime, anywhere.

At Crown, we know that our employees are the driving force behind our success. We support our employees and their professional goals because an investment in our people is an investment in our future.

Responsibilities

• Create personalized road system, traffic management rules and the navigation map required for an automation solution to safely navigate a customer facility.
• Bridge the gap between the customer requirements and the technology resources to effectively deliver on the defined project scope.
• Ensure the successful installation and ongoing support of the automated production solution.
• Collaborate during the Solution Definition phase of the project and create two-dimensional computer-aided (CAD) files for the customer to review/accept.
• Support and participate in the site survey and point cloud gathering process; combine the two and three-dimensional (point cloud) imagery to assist in determining the space required for the automated guided vehicle (AGV) road system.
• Incorporate this data into a Road System proposal.
• Work at the customer site to implement/refine/validate the actual Road System.
• Work directly with the Software Engineer to incorporate blocking, itinerary checks, decision points, order and vehicle priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2-4 years' related experience
• Bachelor’s degree (Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering)
• Extensive Travel (over 20%)
• Extensive overnight stays (over 20%)
• Job requires employee to drive a lift truck
• Job requires employee to drive a personal vehicle to conduct company business < 20% per week (8 hours) and/or travel locally between company locations during scheduled workday
• Must be within one hour of a major airport

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in trouble shooting technical challenges.
• Professional communication skills.
• Possess AutoCAD and basic SQL database knowledge.

Work Authorization:

Crown will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

No agency calls please.

Compensation and Benefits:

Crown offers an excellent wage and benefits package for full-time employees.  Benefits include:

• Competitive Wages.  
• Health/Dental/Vision/Prescription Drug Plan with a company contribution to each
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Company paid Life and Disability Benefits as well as optional supplemental term life insurance offerings
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per calendar year

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