Service Manager
Schneider Packaging Equipment, A Pacteon Company
Senior Automation Engineer, Medical Devices
Flex
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Buffalo Grove • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Specify, design and maintain automation equipment, tooling and applications to meet specifications.
- Will be in lead position, providing advice from a corporate level.
- Designing and implementing automation equipment into medical manufacturing operations.
- Developing project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards.
- Know and understand the project scope, specifications, and any regulatory requirements that are applicable to the machine being developed.
- Performing detailed mathematical calculations to establish manufacturing and installation standards and specifications.
- Coordinate with and consult automation engineers to design, lay out, detail components on new and existing equipment.
- Work with automation engineers to help debug interactions between mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
- Attend meetings, including project status and review meetings, and acceptance meetings.
- Assessing project requirements and researching to meet those requirements.
- Ensuring a product can be made reliably and will perform consistently in specified operating environments.
- Design of mechanical fixtures, adapters, and custom equipment.
- Testing, evaluating, modifying, and re-testing the designed hardware.
- Writing reports, bill of materials, installation drawings and technical documentation.
- Communicate and interface with engineers, designers, and operations managers.
- Deploying systems at customer facilities and gathering requirements.
- Travel within the US, Mexico and Europe: 25% (might - on occasion - be up to 75% travel – but will NOT be constant).
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar, required.
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in an automation engineering (or similar) role required from ANY of these types of companies: medical device manufacturer, automation machinery manufacturer, manufacturing automation systems integration, or other highly regulated manufacturers, e.g. automotive, defense/aerospace, pharmaceutical, food and beverage.
- Experience being in lead position, providing advice from a corporate level.
- Proficiency with at least 1 of the following engineering design programs: AutoCAD, SolidWorks or Creo.
- Experience designing custom robot end-of-arm tooling.
- Extruded aluminum structural design experience.
- Able to design and print custom 3D printed parts.
- Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles, structural, and material properties.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in a Medical device and disposable manufacturing environment is a plus.
- Experience in a Fluid filling and Drug Handling Automation is a Plus.
- Experience designing and implementing High Speed and High Accuracy mechanical Automation solutions is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills to explain complex design ideas to clients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in designs and specifications.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once, prioritizing tasks based on deadlines and project importance.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external functional teams verbally, in writing, and via presentations.
- Effective documentation, presentation, and composition skills.
- Adhere to company policies and safety requirements.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and efficient.
- Travel within the US, Mexico and Europe: 25% (might - on occasion - be up to 75% travel – but will NOT be constant).
- Relocation: Eligible for domestic relocation only.
- Is Sponsorship Available? No
Benefits
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Eligible for domestic relocation only
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
automation equipment designproject specifications developmentmechanical fixtures designcustom robot end-of-arm tooling3D printingmathematical calculationshigh speed mechanical automationhigh accuracy mechanical automationstructural designmaterial properties
Soft skills
leadershipanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication skillsattention to detailproject managementself-motivatedproactiveeffective documentationpresentation skills
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
