Senior Manager, Automation Engineering
Dexcom
Assembly
Engineer III
MITER Brands
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Phoenix • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,000 - $107,000 per year
Job Level
SeniorLead
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Evaluates and improves manufacturing processes by design of experiment, and conducting time studies to model production lines
- Determines production throughput capabilities and line capacities, space requirements, equipment layouts, workflow, standard manning, labor efficiencies, and identifying bottlenecks
- Applies knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; consulting with equipment vendors and observations from operators
- Develops manufacturing processes by studying product requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment; applying lean manufacturing practices
- Researches and helps develop short- and long-term strategic improvements to manufacturing processes to improve safety, quality, maximize efficiency, improve throughput, increase yields, reduce scrap, and align with business needs
- Collaborates with Quality Engineering to define standard work processes to assure product and process quality, including design of testing methods for finished-product and process capabilities
- Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules to estimate future requirements
- Supports Operations by working with Reliability, Automation, and Maintenance teams to keep equipment operational and maximize Operational Equipment Effectiveness
- Define and develop specific user requirements for procurement of new equipment; lead Safety, Quality, Operations, Reliability, Automation, Tool Room, and Maintenance teams through Site Acceptance Testing and Factory Acceptance Testing to prove-out equipment capabilities
- Finalizes drawings and specifications for new manufacturing equipment or modifications to existing equipment, following established Engineering guidelines
- Supports efforts to set standards for machine/equipment specifications, designs, buyoff criteria, drawings, and other as-required documentation
- Lead Root Cause Analysis of manufacturing process problems or quality issues and update processes and/or procedures to reflect continuous improvement
- Lead multiple projects at one time to include planning, project, and capital management, purchasing, installing, runoff and commissioning of manufacturing equipment and processes
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (or related college degree)
- Minimum 8 years engineering experience
- Microsoft Office Suite with proficiency in Excel and Visio
- MS Project or equivalent project management software
- AutoCAD, Inventor, or equivalent modeling software
- Knowledge of manufacturing equipment and processes; automated and manual assembly processes; tooling, die and fixture design
- Engineering mechanics, heat transfer, electrics and electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics
- Control system principles and equipment
- Statistical process control
- Demonstrated knowledge of high mix/volume manufacturing methods, procedures, and cost-reduction techniques in a Lean environment
- Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools: including 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Standard Work, Pull Systems, Cellular Manufacturing and Kaizen events
- Experience leading project teams preferred
Benefits
- Three comprehensive Medical plan options
- Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Supplemental Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident Insurance
- Company-paid Short-Term Disability
- Company-paid Long-Term Disability
- Paid time off (PTO), including Vacation, Personal, and paid Holidays
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Teladoc
- Legal Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Team Member Discount Program
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Yearly Wellness Clinic
- Competitive salary and benefits package
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
manufacturing processesdesign of experimenttime studieslean manufacturing practicesstatistical process controlengineering mechanicsheat transferelectrics and electronicshydraulicspneumatics
Soft skills
collaborationdecision-makingproject managementleadershipcontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering
