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I think automation is a much more fulfilling career than working at a large tech company. You get to solve complex problems, can work with both hardware and software, and get to see how the sausage is made (sometimes literally!) for a ton of things you use in your daily life. The one drawback compared to big tech/typical computer science programming type jobs is it has a much higher barrier to entry. Yes you can use things like Inductive Automation's Maker Edition of Ignition for free SCADA development and run things like TwinCat or Codesys for effectively free PLC development. That said, interfacing with actual hardware and processes can be difficult at home and working with a process to automate is where a lot of the learning happens. I'm thinking more along the lines of motors, pumps, valves, etc. These can all be set up with hobbyist hardware and a Raspberry Pi, although there is another learning curve on the electrical side to step that up to industrial hardware. You can do most anything in big tech with a laptop and an internet connection, however you also would need to build a process or a simulator to get your hands on the full scope of automation. Maybe it's time to build some simulators folks can use to get a leg up on learning automation ??
The good thing is that there are many learning resources to learn automation. The bad thing is that there are so many platforms, products, standards and applications that is very difficult to choose where to start. Also, learning automation means you need to lean about the processes being automated, the industry specific regulations and so many other things.
Doing lots of that. It's still expensive, even with used and surplus equipment.
A career in automation, especially with the right integrator is rewarding with the possible diversity of applications and industries. One drawback, I see in the Bay Area, is many of the tech firms (Meta, Google, etc) pay significantly higher wages than you can make as a control engineer. We have a lot of simulation code built and much of our standard code has simulation function built in. Its pretty much "must have" in or work. Alex Marcy, good post as always.
LogixPro Simulator is holding me so far??
Rockwell has a mini plant that they built to give hands on training to people who wanted to get into this field. This was almost 10 years ago, in Florida. I am sure they have expanded since then.
So you're saying that you can't work in Automation in a large tech company?
Alex Marcy I've been thinking the same over the last year or so (simulators). Would be glad to talk shop on possibilities.
Automation has brought me to places my previous career in IT never did. Never going back to IT. Industrial automation is where the opportunities to shape the world to your liking are at.
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4 个月It always feels fulfilling automating stuff.. ;-)