Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Position Overview
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the evaluation, justification, and implementation of manufacturing automation projects.
- Identify and eliminate production losses through Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Develop business cases and ROI analyses for capital equipment investments and process improvements.
- Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and external vendors to deploy automation and manufacturing technology solutions.
- Improve equipment reliability, throughput, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Conduct process assessments, feasibility studies, and manufacturing optimization projects.
- Implement and support robotics, machine vision, smart manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 initiatives.
- Establish performance metrics and track project results against operational objectives.
- Support predictive maintenance and reliability improvement programs.
- Lead cross-functional project teams and drive change management efforts.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of manufacturing engineering, automation engineering, process engineering, or continuous improvement experience.
- Proven experience leading automation and capital project initiatives within a manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Six Sigma, and root cause analysis methodologies.
- Experience performing financial justification, ROI analysis, and project cost evaluations.
- Strong project management and stakeholder communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with robotics, automated production equipment, machine vision, or advanced manufacturing technologies.
- Experience working with system integrators, equipment suppliers, and manufacturing technology vendors.
- Knowledge of predictive maintenance, reliability engineering, and data-driven manufacturing performance improvement.
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations.
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