Automation Engineer

Job Title:

Automation Engineer

Req ID:

45600

Job Category:

Engineering

Location:

Des Plaines, IL, US, 60016

Description:

Please Note: HuFriedyGroup was divested from STERIS on May 31, 2024. We are currently in a transition period, working to re-establish our own HuFriedyGroup Careers site and job posting pages. Until the new site and pages are ready, career opportunities that are specific to jobs at HuFriedyGroup will continue to be published on the STERIS site.

HuFriedyGroup is a leading manufacturer of dental instruments and infection prevention products. Our 10,000-plus products, hand-crafted by highly skilled artisans, are known for their precision, performance, longevity, reliability, and quality. To help dental professionals be The Best in Practice, HuFriedyGroup provides a unique combination of world-class products, value-added services, clinical education, and dental community platforms that result in superior clinician performance and enhanced safety for dental professionals and their patients.

Working at HuFriedyGroup is so much more than a job, as every employee has a part in driving and supporting the organization's inspirational vision to be a global force in advancing dental performance through Best-In-Practice dentistry that improves lives around the world.

Position Summary

The Automation Engineer will design, program, and test automated systems, provide engineering support to operations through line support of automated equipment, and continuous improvement of manufacturing equipment.

Duties

Introduction and maintenance of automated systems

• Design, program, and test automated systems
• Create small to medium scale automated systems with responsibility for integration of the various platforms
• Maintain and update existing automated systems
• Work with integrators to ensure successful delivery of external projects

Line Support

• Provide general oversight and monitoring of controls machinery - including project coordination for maintenance, upgrades, and repair when needed
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting of manufacturing equipment.
• Create written documents, test plans and reports that demonstrate technical rationale for associated decisions(s) (e.g., qualifications, risk assessments, and work instructions).
• Provide operations department with effective technical support to meet manufacturing quality and quantity objectives.

Continuous Improvement

• Utilize project management skills to drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize yield, quality, and cycle time.
• Assist with cost reduction and efficiency initiatives through the implementation of automated processes.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and provide technical solutions via analysis and hands-on interaction with designated processes, including troubleshooting of manufacturing issues when they occur.

Capacity Improvement

• Assess and monitor manufacturing capacity capabilities and reconcile with demand. Propose capacity improvement recommendations accordingly.
• Installation Qualification, Operational Qualification, and Performance Qualification
• Specify tooling, fixtures and equipment required to meet manufacturing capacity requirements.
• Coordinate efforts associated with planning, procuring, installing, and qualifying controls and automated equipment.

Required Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in controls engineering, electrical engineering, electro-mechanical engineering or similar field
• 3+ years of experience with automation, electrical controls design, and PLC program development ideally in a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of experience with programming and integrating robotics, PLCs, ladder logic, pneumatics, sensors, actuators, and vision systems
• Understanding of computer programming and software development
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and perform complex system tests
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Creative thinking skills
• Strong analytical skills

Hu-Friedy Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.