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job summary
to support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a sr.
automation engineering manager located in tijuana, mexico.
reporting to the sr. Director of engineering the sr.
automation engineering manager role involves
what a typical day looks like:
the experience we're looking to add to our team:
- define, develop, and deploy automation into flex sites.
design the layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency and safety.
- prepare rfq's and solicit quotations from automation suppliers.
evaluate supplier quotations to determine the best combination of technical solution, cost, and timing.
- 20% - 25% business travel
- customer support medical sites for product introduction and ramp up support
- conduct equipment design reviews and provide design guidance to suppliers.
- ability to present information to top management.
- manage automation suppliers through all phases of projects.
- provide on-site support during machine build, debug, and testing/qualification.
- supervise installation and testing to verify requirements and specifications are met.
- draft qualification protocols and support equipment qualification activities.
- develop manufacturing solutions with the best combination of manual, semi-automation and/or full automation.
analyze and plan workforce utilization, space requirements, and workflow.
- implement cost effective automation solution.
- support new product development automation needs, facilitate assembly processes through the implementation of assembly cells and automated equipment at npi stage and ensure meeting development timeline.
- interface with customers and functional owners on product development issues regarding automation.
conduct design-for-automation analysis and provide detailed recommendations.
- participate in design reviews and provide status reports as per established schedule.
- prepare and maintain documentation related to the operation of the automation equipment.
- impacts the long-term (annual) direction and financial or operational success of the function and/or site.
- approves and/or creates functional processes or technologies.
establishes and ensures effective achievement of functional strategic plans and objectives for the site.
- develops plans for structuring and implementing major initiatives.
- define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
here is some of what you will need (required)
- master's or mba degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
- experience in automation and manufacturing engineering, including broad based project management and supervision
- expert functional, technical and people and/or process management skills as well as customer (external and internal) relationship skills.
- demonstrates detailed expertise in very complex functional/technical area or broad breadth of knowledge in multiple areas; understands the strategic impact of the function across sites.
preferred skills:
- six sigma/lean bb expertise with experience performing cpk and g&rr on complex custom automation and test equip
- controls eng and mes integration into high mix automation lines - experience with multiple automation integrators and suppliers
- industrial engineering expertise for theory of constraints, line designproject management across org
- iso13485 experience and iq, oq, pq validation process hands on knowledge
- high mix and high complexity, low and high volume, electronics manufacturing expertise
what you'll receive for the great work you provide:
- pantry vouchers
- saving fund
- christmas bonus
- holiday bonus
- medical insurance
- life insurance
cp68
job category
production engineering