Lead, Manufacturing Engineer- Automation
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About the role
The Advanced Operations Technology (AOT) organization is seeking an experienced Automation Engineer to support engineering and production operations, focusing on the automated equipment lifecycle for solid rocket motor manufacturing at the Huntsville, AL or Camden, AR facility. The selected candidate will work with manufacturing and facility teams to develop, implement, and maintain automation solutions to improve manufacturing capability, effectiveness, and employee safety. The AOT organization collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities in the manufacturing process, draft technical requirements, and craft solutions aligned with the organization’s vision for manufacturing modernization. This role requires motivated, self-starting individuals with a passion for technical creativity and the ability to work with others to achieve results. Automation Engineers will lead automation solutions through project management activities, including developing requirements, working with key suppliers, testing automation, and transitioning solutions to production.
Travel: 25%. Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement manufacturing technology, optimizing throughput and improving operational cycle time.
- Troubleshoot and maintain custom automation and robotics systems.
- Analyze production processes and workstreams to identify areas for improvement and recommend solutions to enhance efficiency and reduce costs.
- Optimize processes to ensure safety, quality, and productivity.
- Partner with industrial and manufacturing engineers to develop work standards, time studies, and ergonomic analyses to support manufacturing operations.
- Monitor and report on process performance, utilizing data to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Conduct root cause analysis to identify and resolve AOT production issues, working closely with quality assurance and operations teams.
- Provide technical support for new product development, ensuring manufacturability and scalability of designs.
- Support the creation and maintenance of process documentation, including process flows and standard operating procedures.
- Participate in cross-functional teams to support new product introduction and equipment validation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior Automation/Manufacturing Engineering experience.
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior Automation/Manufacturing Engineering experience.
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior Automation/Manufacturing Engineering experience.
Skills
- Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Chemical, or related engineering is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of automation systems design/sustainment involving robotic cells, custom automation solutions, vision systems, motion control, or testing solutions.
- Experience programming and sustaining control systems involving PLC, HMIs, VFDs, etc.
- Experience developing statements of work and functional requirements specification documents.
- Ability to read electrical design schematics.
- Experience integrating automation systems with business and manufacturing systems.
- Experience in project management.
- Experience programming Fanuc robotics systems and simulations.
- Experience programming Allen-Bradley PLCs.
- Experience programming Inductive Automation IGNITION.
- Experience managing automation integrators.
- Experience with automated spray solutions.
- Active US Secret clearance is preferred.