Job Location : Elkhart,IN, USA
Automation Engineer
Elkhart, IN
Long Term Contract
Job Description:
Roles & Responsibilities of Project Manager:
Should be able to translate user requirements into functional design and a technical concept
Provide advanced technical solutions and leads team through process.
Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices.
Devise innovative solutions to existing manufacturing problems.
Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.
Should conduct plant assessments & understand customer requirements and define DOU / SOW
Should support in preparing RFQ/RFIs to vendors and should evaluate vendor quotes
Should support in preparing proposals to customers and should play role in winning projects
Coordinate offshore & vendor teams based on project requirement
Should support Project Status Reviews and Senior Management Reviews
Responsible for customer satisfaction and future engagement with customer
Should be able to travel across the multiple locations
Skills required
• Project Management Skills & End-to-end Automation project execution experience
• Project estimation & Proposal preparation
• Customer Management
• Vendor Management & RFQ to Vendors
• Offshore co-ordination
• Plant assessments
• Very good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Business development skills and co-ordination with sales
B) Manufacturing Automation
• Manufacturing Automation experience
• Experience in custom engineered solution businesses as well as factory automation is ideal.
• Experience in developing system integration solutions for assembly line automation projects.
• Strong Fundamental knowledge of Mechanical Engineering and control automation.
• Should have good understanding of the automation ecosystem.
• Automation high level concept Preparation
• Automation ROM & BOM high level estimation
• Low-cost automation, Fixture design, SPM & Testing machine knowledge
• Robotics / Collaborative robot Automation
Process Automation
• Assembly, Pick & place, Vision and Inspection automation
• Industry experience – Truck & Off Highway Manufacturing. (any other industry will be added advantage)
• Knowledge of Operation technology communication protocols
• Automation Cell integration experience (Robotics/Pneumatic/PLC/Safety etc.)
• integration experience in robotics and linear motion systems
• Competent in performing value stream mapping and leading lean manufacturing initiatives
Qualification:
Educational Qualification: Bachelor degree / Master Degree in Mechanical/Production/Manufacturing
Years of experience: 4-5 years of relevant experience