Dandy

Technical Program Manager, Partial Dentures

Dandy

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $147,100 - $173,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

Assembly

About the role

  • Take the lead in driving the technical, operational and lifecycle of various manufacturing automation initiatives within the organization.
  • Innovate factory processes, concepts, and design to enable an ideal automated manufacturing process.
  • Work closely with factory teams to create and achieve OKRs for automation and continuous improvement programs.
  • Draft requirements documents, develop concepts, and envision the automated manufacturing process with factory teams.
  • Create RFQ/RFPs documenting design requirements, delivery schedule, required documentation and qualification for acceptance at supplier facility and factory.
  • Engage with vendors to construct machines, ensuring alignment with Dandy's specifications and standards.
  • Ensure vendors conform to Dandy’s ARS specs and requirements and approve vendor process, process flow and automation equipment design.
  • Design and execute FAT, SAT and commissioning of automation equipment/line into factories.
  • Lead integration of newly built machines into the factory alongside engineers and manufacturing teams to ensure optimal operation.
  • Supervise and report OEE, Yield, manufacturing metrics (CpK, FMEA etc.) from automated systems and interpret metrics to drive improvement programs.
  • Routine status reporting to executives and escalation of issues as needed.
  • Set bold targets and drive plans to achieve them.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in Advanced Manufacturing and high speed custom automation: Automation Engineering, Process Engineering, and Technical Program Management and translating NPI requirements to large scale custom automation solutions.
  • Strong background in prioritizing tasks for AME’s and Suppliers from Conceptual Design through SAT and Production Team Training.
  • Experience in managing high budget projects and tracking spend with external vendors; Value Engineering, contract engagement, managing NRE, and RFQ to PO issuance process.
  • Strong technical skills, problem-solving and issue root causing in high pressure environments.
  • Ability to run automation program with minimum supervision.
  • Interpersonal skills: leadership, project management, communication, collaboration, influencing and negotiation.
  • In-depth understanding of Process, assembly automation pertaining to equipment validation through FAT/SAT (optical inspection, GRR, OEE, Line Balancing and Process Flow optimization).
  • Capability to summarize and articulate technical updates into executive-level presentations.
  • Constant partnership with cross-functional teams across Dandy, its equipment suppliers, and technical consultants.
  • Willingness and ability to travel internationally up to 30%.
  • BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or allied technical subject.
  • Application questions indicate expectation to be authorized to work lawfully in the United States and to answer sponsorship needs.