Manufacturing Engineer

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.
• Daily work within AutoCAD
• 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

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
• Recent experience working with AutoCAD
• 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

Pay Range

$50-$80/hr