Senior Advanced Manufacturing Technology System Layout Engineer

Copeland•Sidney, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Advanced Manufacturing Technology System Layout Engineer develops manufacturing system layouts and production line architectures that optimize material flow, equipment utilization, operator efficiency, and overall system performance. The role uses CAD tools to design and visualize integrated manufacturing systems and collaborates with process, equipment, automation, controls, operations, product engineering, logistics, and plant leadership teams to implement new production capabilities. The engineer develops scalable manufacturing systems that balance operator labor content with automated equipment capabilities. Responsibilities span manufacturing concepts for new products, expansions, and plant transformations; assembly-line and workstation design; future-state layouts using lean principles; line balancing; capacity planning; system simulations and bottleneck analysis; and participation in design reviews, factory and site acceptance tests, and production readiness reviews. The role is based fully onsite in Sidney, Ohio, and requires travel up to 25% within the United States and Mexico.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering field; an associate degree with equivalent work experience will be considered.
At least 5 years of manufacturing engineering, industrial engineering, or advanced manufacturing experience.
Experience designing and implementing assembly lines, manufacturing systems, and plant layouts.
Strong understanding of manufacturing process development and production flow analysis.
Proficiency with layout CAD software such as AutoCAD, BricsCAD, or similar 2D software.
Experience with line balancing, labor analysis, and capacity planning.
Strong project management and cross-functional leadership skills.
Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to travel up to 25% within the United States and Mexico.

Nice To Haves

Experience in high-volume assembly manufacturing environments.
Knowledge of lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and value stream mapping methodologies.
Experience with manufacturing simulation and digital factory tools.
Familiarity with automated material transport technologies.
Experience developing manufacturing specifications and managing capital equipment projects.
Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI) and production launches.
Experience with automated assembly equipment, robotics, conveyors, and material handling systems.

Responsibilities

Develop manufacturing system concepts for new products, production expansions, and plant transformations.
Design and optimize assembly lines, sub-assembly areas, workstations, and production cells to maximize throughput and efficiency.
Create future-state manufacturing layouts utilizing lean manufacturing principles.
Evaluate alternative manufacturing concepts and recommend optimal system configurations.
Lead line balancing and workstation optimization based on takt time, cycle time, labor content, and production requirements.
Define interfaces and interactions between manufacturing equipment, automation systems, test systems, robotics, and material handling equipment.
Develop strategies to improve productivity, flexibility, and scalability.
Develop detailed plant and production area layouts using 2D and 3D CAD tools.
Analyze space utilization and develop capacity plans for future growth.
Balance operator tasks and automated processes to achieve productivity, quality, and ergonomic objectives.
Conduct manufacturing system simulations, throughput analysis, and bottleneck evaluations.
Participate in design reviews, Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), Site Acceptance Tests (SAT), and production readiness reviews.