Automation Engineer

Date:  26 Aug 2024
Location: 
State:  IL
Country:  US
Company:  LTTS

Job Title: - Automation Engineer

Eligibility Criteria:
•    Educational Qualification:  B.E/B.Tech/M.E/M.Tech (Mechanical/Production/Manufacturing / Mechatronics)
•    Years of experience:  6+ years of relevant work experience

Roles & Responsibilities: 
•    Should be able to translate user requirements into functional design and a technical concept 
•    Provide advanced technical solutions and leads team through process.  •    
•    Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.  
•    Understanding of Project/Program Management Methodologies and utilizing resources to drive bottom line results•    
•    Should conduct plant assessments & understand customer requirements and define DOU / SOW
•    Should support in preparing RFQ/RFIs to vendors and should evaluate vendor quotes
•    Coordinate offshore & vendor teams based on project requirement
•    Should support Project Status Reviews and Senior Management Reviews
•    Available for limited travel to vendor and customers sites for project matters (Travel is typically planned and limited) 
•     Provides technical support for plant operations. Attend to issues in the assembly line and assure that the operation goes on without any hindrance. Continuous flow of the assembly process.
•    Make the assembly process simpler and ergonomic. Implement lean-manufacturing techniques. Participate in Kaizen events.
•    Provide guidance to operators, cell leads, and Production Manager regarding projects, process improvements and issues with the line.
•    Support production by providing fixturing and tooling, conducting time studies, and troubleshooting quality and process issues.
•    Identifies causes and develops strategies for eliminating re-occurring downtime.
•    Monitors process, including new equipment and tools, to ensure performance to specifications. Implements capital and non-capital projects.
•    Works with plant quality control and manufacturing personnel to ensure process and equipment is capable of producing product that meets quality and engineering standards.
•    Reviews new and modified specifications for proper content and schedules their introduction into the manufacturing system.


Skills required
B)    Technical Skills
•    Hand on experience in Manufacturing Automation applications. 
                 Basic working knowledge of PLC programming and ladder logic
•    Working knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic, and servo motion control
•    Knowledge of Lean work cell design, standard product design revisions, cost improvement projects, capital expenditure projects and supply chain initiatives.
•    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.
•    Design and implementation of end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) for various applications
•    Design, development, and configuration of robotic and / or automation work cell layouts.
•    Hand on experience in Robotics / Collaborative robot Automation implementation. 
•    Automation Cell integration experience (Robotics/Pneumatic/PLC/Safety etc.)
•    Understand, follow, and enforce equipment safety guidelines and regulations
•    Experience in arriving high level-concept, ROM & BOM high level estimation
•    Knowledge on Low cost automation, Fixture design, SPM & Testing machine knowledge
•    Assembly, Pick & place, Vision and Inspection automation 
•    Knowledge of Operation technology communication protocols
•    Ability to troubleshoot issues and / or errors with equipment and corresponding machinery. This includes basic electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, and robotic troubleshooting ability.
•    The ability to read, understand, and modify electrical schematics