The Industrial Automation System architect uses their expertise in automation systems to articulate the needs of future systems with a focus on digital and software. Working with a strategic marketing lead, they will define ADI’s investment strategy for this area.
The candidate for this role will use their domain expertise to engage with a broad range of customers, gathering requirements and creating proposals on how to upgrade their systems. This candidate will define what hardware and software products Analog Devices must build to enable new communications systems ranging from Industrial Ethernet and to field buses.
They will work closely with a strategic marketing engineer to create a business justification for this work and develop the technical value proposition. They will work cross-functionally with digital, communications and other technology business units through the hardware and software design process to ensure the resulting products meet the needs and will grow Analog Devices market share in this area.
This position will be based in Ireland, with global travel required.
Given the wide range of industrial applications and the knowledge already in the group this opening offers excellent opportunities to grow and work with existing experts. Further education is encouraged and supported.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Interact with customers to determine their system requirements, current approach, and challenges. In the absence of direct customer feedback, use publicly available information, equipment teardowns, tradeshow/conference interaction, or other methods to understand customer challenges.
2. Envision how technology requirements will change in the future and predict the implications for customer systems and how ADI can address those challenges for example with a focus on power reduction, sustainability, and reliability.
3. Gather processor/security/cybersecurity requirements for focus applications in the industrial automation space.
4. Define and create simulations to explain to customers how to relate their current fieldbus system requirements to performance on proposed edge IP networks
5. In conjunction with marketing engineer, select which areas to focus on for new application specific microcontroller investments and create new product concepts
6. Work with design teams to develop system level cost model for new concepts and with marketing to justify the investment
7. Define and decompose hardware and software requirements for targeted industrial Automation applications into semiconductor product level requirements. Define validation plans and collateral needs and work with cross-functional teams to ensure resulting work meets the customer needs
8. Troubleshooting customer applications, from system-level down to protocol-level
9. Develop/maintain relationships with key customers, product teams, and field resources
10. Develop and provide training to customers and colleagues on Industrial Automation systems and hardware and software solutions
11. Collaborate with Product Development and Solutions teams to ensure that customer focused insights and feedback are accurately reflected in new product definitions and roadmaps
Desired Qualifications:
12. BSEE or equivalent with minimum 7 years experience in Industrial Automation product development/system engineering
13. Experience in evaluation, debugging, and testing hardware and embedded software systems
14. Experience with analog/mixed signal and digital simulation (System Verilog/SystemC)
15. Familiarity with PCB development (preferably with expertise in high-speed digital design or power circuits, which contain: microcontrollers, DDR memories, Ethernet, FPGAs, Buck/Flyback converters).
16. Familiarity with concepts of network disaggregation and how to implement this from a software and validation perspective
17. Experience with most major industrial and IoT protocols including Ethernet/IP, PROFINET, EtherCAT, ModbusTCP, BACnet/IP, TSN, TCP/UDP, MQTT
18. Strong collaborative mindset with an ability to work in a cross-functional environment, demonstrating delivered value to internal & external stakeholders
19. Skilled communicator able to aggregate information and proliferate it to various stakeholders that range from subject matter experts to novices
20. Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize several concurrent projects
21. An avid learner who approaches challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding
22. Ability to travel ~20% of yearly work days
Job Req Type: ExperiencedRequired Travel: Yes, 10% of the timeShift Type: 1st Shift/Days