About the role

We engineer our farms to operate as advanced manufacturing lines. As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for the control of our industrial machinery. The machines you control will autonomously handle millions of pounds of produce. Your work will be the foundation of our robots working together to grow, process, and package fresh produce.

Day in the Life

You will design control systems that move and process food. You will work at our flagship farm with on-site fabrication and assembly facilities to rapidly prototype your designs.

On a typical day, you will:

Work in a small team with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to rapidly design and prototype machines
Design and develop control systems for industrial automation projects, including PLC, HMI, and industrial networks such as Ethernet/IP, Modbus, motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems.
Create electrical schematics, panel layouts, and control system architecture
Perform troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment related to electrical design or programming.
Analyze system requirements and identify opportunities for improvement.
Conduct testing and validation of engineering solutions to ensure compliance with industry standards.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Minimum 5 years of experience in controls engineering, automation, or electrical engineering.
Expertise in implementing Ethernet/IP and/or MODBUS
Experience working with Teknic Clearpath servos

About Beanstalk

Brothers, Michael and Jack, started Beanstalk as a solution to solve a local restaurant’s need for consistent, high-quality salad. In doing so, they created a new vertical farming technology capable of growing lettuces, spinach, basil, carrots, lavender, and more.

Beanstalk is at the nexus of industrial robotics, plant science, and the culinary arts. Our technology enables us to develop new products quickly, automate traditionally labor-intensive work, and connect consumers to fresh produce in ways not before seen.

We’re backed by top VCs and investors and looking for engineers, researchers, and operators that want to build the next generation of farms.

Want to join our team and grow the world’s consumption of fresh produce? Send your resume to careers@beanstlk.farm.

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