Automation Engineer
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