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Job Description

Rockwell's Advanced Technology (AT) research team is looking for a functional and dynamic Safety Researcher. This researcher will work in close collaboration with Rockwell Automation senior leadership, departments, resource groups, and peer researchers. The goal is to identify and develop advancements in functional safety.

You will work on many-sided engineering problems requiring multiple expertise that can include electrical, firmware, software, and system engineering. Perform front-end technology assessments. Help develop technology roadmaps, coordinating with business development, business leadership and other responsibilities. Perform prototyping and demonstrations to support assessment and technology transition. Collaborate with business and resource technologists as a subject matter expert (SME) to support new product development and advantageous enhancements to existing products.

Advanced Technology is the corporate-level research lab tasked with assessing advanced industrial automation and information technologies. We develop and transition these technologies to support and influence future strategic goals.

You will report to the RESEARCH LAB MANAGER, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY and have a hybrid schedule working in Prague, Czechia.

Your Responsibilities:

• Perform research and prototyping on functional safety problems with a focus on protocol and hardware simplification, response time and availability improvements, toolkits, simplified user experience, operation and standardization.
• Perform literature reviews, hands-on prototyping, experimentation, demonstration, and documentation to support assigned work.
• Identify and document intellectual property.
• Be the subject matter expert for functional/dynamic safety topics as part of Rockwell's Advanced Technology research team.
• Represent Rockwell Automation's Advanced Technology laboratory on appropriate internal and external committees and boards. Efforts may include national and international standards committee work.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Master's degree in one of the following: Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology
• Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, Physics, Applied Physics, or Engineering Physics
• 8+ years of relevant experience in functional safety research or engineering.
• Proficient in written and spoken technical English

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• 5+ years post-doctoral or equivalent industrial research experience
• Proficiency in statistics and probability analysis.
• 4+ years of experience in design to IEC 61508, IEC 61784-3, IEC 62061, IEC 61511, IEC 61513, IEC 62279, ISO 26262, or a similar functional safety standard.
• Experience with Ethernet and IP-based automation protocols (e.g., EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, EtherCAT, OPC UA, or equivalent) and deterministic, real-time communications.
• 5+ years of experience implementing CIP Safety, PROFIsafe, Functional Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE), AS-Interface Safety at Work, OPC UA Safety, or similar.
• Experience in the following new areas: Dynamic Safety, responsive collaboration cobots, safety laser scanners/radar/lidar/range cameras, safety in/using machine learning/artificial intelligence, driverless vehicles.
• Experience in software-based safety encoding and safety RTOS methods.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Python, Julia, Matlab, R, JavaScript, Java, C#, C / C++, Go, Rust.
• Proficiency with PLCs and the IEC 61131-3 languages (e.g., ladder logic and structured text).
• Early-stage technology development and transfer experience.
• Demonstrated focus on relationships and collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability for abstract thought.
• Experience in front-end technology development and product opportunity identification.
• Demonstrated project management skills/PMP
• Experience communicating updates and resolutions to customers and other partners – published papers, conference presentations, business engagement experience.
• Proficient in spoken and written Czech.

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• On-demand digital course library for professional development
• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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