Automation Engineer

Company: Rieke LLC

Primary Location: 8200 Innovation Campus Way West, New Albany, OH 43054 USA

Employment Type: Salaried | Full-Time

Function: Engineering

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Main Duties & Responsibilities

The Manufacturing Automation Engineer, working with our global new product launch teams, will be responsible for process design and development concurrent to new product development. Additionally, this position will support and lead manufacturing start-up operations that include; plant build-out, process development and optimization of flow, machinery & equipment acquisition, manufacturing layout, continuous improvement and other duties associated with engineering support of production to ensure Rieke attains best in class manufacturing operations. The Manufacturing Automation Engineer will have thorough understanding of the inject molding process (possible applications or new and/or emerging capabilities), optimum line layout, ergonomics, space utilization, machine controls, assembly and WIP storage, within the context of the Rieke facilities, cost capabilities and time constraints.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Works closely with plant leadership in developing design for manufacture and assembly optimized concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques to achieve low cost designs to meet customer goals.
Participates in cross functional product development teams in new product development requirements.
Responsible for process design and development as well as fabrication of new equipment, work instruction generation and validation criteria.
Supports design development efforts to ensure an effective transition to production.
Supports manufacturing operations in the areas of process development, tool design, machine programming, machinery & equipment acquisition, manufacturing layout, and continuous improvement.
Support manufacturing operations in areas of process development, tool design, machine programming, machinery & equipment acquisition, manufacturing layout and continuous improvement.
Provides direction and technical support in identifying continuous improvements to manufacturing operations and implementing new technologies; development of processes, researching current and emerging technologies and evaluating process quality, cost, capacity and capability alternatives.
Responsible for all aspects of development, documentation, and support of the manufacturing process from conceptualization through production sustaining all activities.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills:

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, or related degree.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in automated manufacturing process design and development.
Lean or Six Sigma Certification.
Technical background in injection molding and high speed assembly preferred.
Must be familiar and able to troubleshoot different types of sensors, solenoid valves, electrical motors, electrical switchgears, PLC, HMI, VFD, Servo drives and guiding rails.
Must be familiar with vibratory feeders, servo drives, VFD's, conveyor belts, indexing tables driven by electrical motors, continuous process machines.
Basic knowledge of PLC/HMI/VFD programming desired.
Hands on experience in electrical drawing (AutoCAD) and mechanical drawing (2D, 3D).
Experience with developing and implementing successful solutions for complex manufacturing processes.
Experience in ISO9001.
Strong experience in Project and Process management.
Proven experience in process design and development.
Previous involvement with New Plant Start Ups is preferred.
May require up to 30% travel.