Senior Automation Engineer

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Job Function
Supply Chain Engineering

Job Sub Function
Mechanical Engineering

Job Category
Scientific/Technology

All Job Posting Locations:
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Job Description
Job Responsibilities:
The Senior Automation Engineer (m/f/d) will support, improve and develop new and existing production floor equipment and automation. This includes requirements generation and consultation, development of global fixture standards, engineering change control and equipment qualification, validation, and installation. This role will also assist in designing and developing equipment with counterparts in Danvers, US facility.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

• Ensure unbridled production through daily floor support including troubleshooting, repair and improvement of production fixtures, equipment, and tooling.
• Support design of manual and semi-automated fixtures at various complexity levels to support production demand
• Identification of improvements for existing fixtures and equipment to optimize manufacturing processes and uptime.
• Develop global standards around user needs, requirements, qualification, calibration, maintenance, safety, spares and storage of production equipment, fixtures, and tooling.
• Review equipment drawings for completeness; inclusive of ISO standards, GD&T, and tolerance analysis.
• Initiation and management of improvement projects, including business case, schedule and budget development, resource estimation and daily progress management.
• Support selection and development of fixtures, equipment and metrology with reproducibility and manufacturability in mind.
• Support Manufacturing Engineering in IQ/OQ/PQ of new and existing equipment and fixtures.
• Suggest PM requirements and changes to PM cycle for existing equipment
• Generation of supporting documentation for equipment; work instructions, fixture specification, purchase specifications
• Presentations on improvement concepts to key stake holders and cross-functional team members
• Assist with ECO's to support Manufacturing Engineering deployment of equipment to Production
• Primary working hours Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Job Qualifications

• BS or equivalent is required
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience desired
• Knowledgeable in FDA, QSR, ISO, and cGMP requirements
• Proficient in MS Office, Solidworks, SAP experience desired
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred
• Knowledgeable of ISO/ANSI drafting standards; GD&T knowledge desired
• Knowledgeable on material selection, characteristics, and usage; metals, plastics, and ceramics
• Able to work on problems requiring the exercise of considerable autonomy, judgment, and expertise.
• Able to communicate clearly, effectively, frequently.
• Able to Prioritize and execute tasks in a timely manner with general supervision.
• Basic knowledge in machine shop, metrology, and tool usage.
• Hands-on approach to fulfilling job responsibilities
• International travel up to 10% may be required

The anticipated base pay range for this position is to EUR.

Required Skills
HVAC Mechanical, Mechanical Assemblies, Systems Programming

Preferred Skills
Business Requirements Analysis, Coaching, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Critical Thinking, Design Thinking, Feasibility Studies, Financial Competence, Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Management, Lean Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Engineering, Problem Solving, Process Oriented, Product Design, Product Development, Project Management Methodology (PMM), Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Application, Technical Credibility, Technologically Savvy