Job Description

Job Description

The Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineer will work with internal stakeholders and outside contractors to execute projects to support manufacturing scale up. This will require managing medium to large scale projects from concept, through capital funding planning and approval, and ultimately through successful implementation of automation and facility projects to meet the goals of the business.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work with suppliers, outside contractors and stakeholders and recommend development of best practices to improve assembly/manufacturing methods and procedures.
• Impacts the achievement of part design related to design for assembly/manufacturing, error proofing, fixture design, and incorporating quality monitoring and improvement measures to drive results.
• Works independently and as part of a team on complex projects.
• Collaborate with partner groups in development and review of manufacturing process for new products, design changes, or new manufacturing methods.
• Recommend, evaluate, and implement new technologies to improve efficiency or enhance flexibility of manufacturing operations with a focus on launch site capability.
• Partner with leadership, operations and engineering teams to ensure that new equipment projects align with the manufacturing strategy and build plans.
• Be accountable to deliver operability, reliability, and functional integrity of automated manufacturing equipment for handover to operations.
• Lead facility expansion efforts to support scaling of manufacturing sites, new and existing.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering preferred
• Minimum of 10 years' experience
• Experience and understanding of complex automated manufacturing systems and components (electrical and pneumatic control, PLC and HMI devices, sensors, servo motors, vision systems, and robotics)
• Good understanding of supporting processes associated with the operations and maintenance of a production plant.
• Experience in manufacturing engineering and plant operations with direct experience in automated production processes, equipment support, and manufacturing best practices.
• Proficiency in use of AutoCAD

Travel

• Overnight/North America: Less than 10%

Working Conditions

• Office Environment - Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time and occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading. May be required to exert up to 25 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Factory - The worker may be subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, vibration, moving vehicles, electrical current, exposure to temperature changes or exposure to chemicals. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, odors, dust, mists, and gases. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes. Machinery operation requires the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, work boots, and lab coats. May be required to exert up to 35 pounds of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.

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