Sr Specialist, Automation Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
The Advanced Operations Technology (AOT) organization is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to support engineering and production operations, focusing on the automated equipment lifecycle for solid rocket motor manufacturing. The selected candidate will work with manufacturing and facility teams to develop, implement, and maintain automation solutions that improve manufacturing capability, effectiveness, and employee safety. AOT works with cross-functional teams to identify manufacturing-process opportunities, draft technical requirements, and create solutions aligned with the organization’s manufacturing modernization vision. Automation Engineers lead solutions through project management activities, including developing requirements, working with key suppliers, testing automation, and transitioning solutions to production.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline and at least six years of relevant experience; or a graduate degree and at least four years of prior related experience; or, in lieu of a degree, at least ten years of prior related experience.
- Strong knowledge of automation systems design and sustainment involving robotic cells, custom automation solutions, vision systems, motion control, or testing solutions.
- Experience programming control systems, including PLCs, HMIs, and VFDs.
- Experience developing statements of work and functional requirements specification documents.
- Ability to read electrical design schematics.
- Experience integrating automation systems with business and manufacturing systems.
Nice To Haves
- Experience programming Fanuc robotics systems and simulations.
- Experience programming Allen-Bradley PLCs.
- Experience programming Inductive Automation IGNITION.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience managing automation integrators.
- Experience with parametric modeling solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement manufacturing technology to optimize throughput and improve operational cycle time.
- Troubleshoot and maintain custom automation and robotics systems.
- Analyze production processes and workstreams to identify improvement opportunities and recommend solutions that enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Optimize processes to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
- Partner with industrial and manufacturing engineers to develop work standards, time studies, and ergonomic analyses supporting manufacturing operations.
- Monitor and report on process performance, using data to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Conduct root cause analysis to identify and resolve AOT production issues, working closely with quality assurance and operations teams.
- Provide technical support for new product development, ensuring manufacturability and scalability of designs.
- Support the creation and maintenance of process documentation, including process flows and standard operating procedures.
- Participate in cross-functional teams supporting new product introduction and equipment validation.
- Lead automation solutions through project management activities, including developing requirements, working with key suppliers, testing automation, and transitioning solutions to production.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
