Station Designer

ALTEN Technology•Belvidere, IL

About The Position

ALTEN Technology USA is an engineering company that partners with clients in industries including aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles, and rail. The Station Designer collaborates with VPE Launch Industrial Engineers (IEs) to develop AutoCAD layouts for operator stations across applicable production lines, including Trim, Chassis, Final, Door, Engine, and HV Battery. The role coordinates station layouts for tooling and equipment, material displays, operator break areas, and supervisor desks, and develops PFS layouts. The position defines scopes of work for new tool installations, tool relocations, and station rearrangements. It also supports contractors and maintenance teams during shop-floor installations and works with IEs on change management, including scroll changes and refinements. The work requires manufacturing experience, workstation design knowledge, and the ability to facilitate installations so tools are placed and installed correctly.

Requirements

Ability to perform 2D layouts in AutoCAD.
Workstation design experience.
Expertise developing scopes of work.
General Assembly shop-floor tooling installation facilitation experience.
Understanding of IE scroll and manpower assignments.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Extensive manufacturing experience.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
General Assembly experience.
TeamCenter skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft software such as PowerPoint and Excel.
Excellent presentation skills.
Self-motivated and goal-driven.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with VPE Launch IEs to develop AutoCAD layouts for operator stations on applicable production lines.
Coordinate layouts for tooling and equipment, torque tools, ergonomic arms, line-side material displays, operator break areas, and supervisor desks.
Develop PFS layouts.
Define scopes of work for new tool installations, tool relocations, and station rearrangements.
Support contractors and maintenance teams with shop-floor white-steel and tooling installations.
Facilitate tooling installations to ensure tools are installed in the correct station and in the correct manner, including festooning, white steel, tool rails, and tooling sequence.
Work with IEs on change management, including scroll changes and refinements.