Required Skills & Experience
· Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Industrial Engineering (or equivalent)
· 2-5 years of practical automated material handling and process equipment design experience in industries such as automotive, consumer goods/food and beverage manufacturing, distribution, and semiconductor
· A passion to work with automation equipment and design processes around it
· Ability to lead a project from concept through to installation and hand-over while working in a close-knit, team environment.
· Must understand the integration of equipment design into existing or new systems.
· Values people, ethics, commitment, fun and an engaging culture.
· Knowledge of and experience with material flow strategies and dynamic manufacturing systems.
· Strong analytical and organizational skills. Ability to manage several complex projects at the same time with high degrees of variation and uncertainty.
· Natural ability to speak and write effectively at all organizational levels.
· Position will offer unique and complex engineering challenges that require persistence, innovative thinking, and a positive attitude
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
· Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Industrial Engineering (or equivalent)
· Knowledge of basic electrical systems such as panels, NEC/NFPA and safety standards
· Knowledge of basic controls and robot systems such as AB/Siemens PLCs, Fanuc Robots
Job Description
· Design highly automated material handling solutions to establish new and improved existing material flows throughout the factory. The design includes material arrival at docks, automated delivery to line-side locations, material transport between internal manufacturing lines, buffer/storage systems, robotic material handling solutions. Solutions will handle a large variety of products such as car bodies, large commodities (tires, seats, fascia, ...), powertrain parts (electric motor and battery components), pallets/boxes/trays, individual battery cells.
· Concept development, detailed engineering design, and collaboration with 3rd parties on system build, installation, commissioning, and acceptance test/validations.
· Develop analytical models to establish design criteria and overall system performance criteria
· Responsible for specifying equipment in form of project specifications, requirements, and generating request for quotations (RFQs)
· Drive equipment and process optimization to increase yield, throughput, and availability while reducing cost and lead-time
· Leveraging outside partners for solution development and design
· Lead the overall layout and system design process
· Support and provide inputs in the modeling and simulation of individual technologies and entire systems
· Technical project management and implementation
· Manage budget, timeline and scope
· Communication with internal and external stakeholders and vendors about project status, critical items and priorities
· Support troubleshooting during installation and start-up
· Smooth handoff to operations at factory locations
