Manufacturing Automation Engineer V

About the role

Own the strategy, design, implementation, and commissioning of automated manufacturing production lines applying the appropriate technology to complex and new products.

Use strong electrical and mechanical machine design skills, and develop technical requirements and specifications for outside vendors to bid and construct custom machines and inter-dependent automation systems.

Lead vendor selection and facilitate the implementation of new automation systems and manufacturing methods.

Lead, drive and scale automation projects across multiple sites globally.

Research new manufacturing methods and trends to bring innovation and new technology into nVent manufacturing including vision systems and machine learning technology.

Participate on multi-functional teams and engage global leaders in the company to ensure the design for manufacturability of our current and future products.

Continuously improve our factory automation systems and optimize them for safety, quality and efficiency including use of data analytics.

Assure the quality of manufactured goods through the implementation of in-process inspections and meticulous statistical process controls.

Lead pilot automation projects that turn into company standards and preferred supplier selections.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategy, design, implementation, and commissioning of automated manufacturing production lines applying the appropriate technology to complex and new products.
• Use strong electrical and mechanical machine design skills, and develop technical requirements and specifications for outside vendors to bid and construct custom machines and inter-dependent automation systems.
• Lead vendor selection and facilitate the implementation of new automation systems and manufacturing methods.
• Lead, drive and scale automation projects across multiple sites globally.
• Research new manufacturing methods and trends to bring innovation and new technology into nVent manufacturing including vision systems and machine learning technology.
• Participate on multi-functional teams and engage global leaders in the company to ensure the design for manufacturability of our current and future products.
• Continuously improve our factory automation systems and optimize them for safety, quality and efficiency including use of data analytics.
• Assure the quality of manufactured goods through the implementation of in-process inspections and meticulous statistical process controls.
• Lead pilot automation projects that turn into company standards and preferred supplier selections.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or other related technical degree required.
• 12+ years of experience developing factory automation systems and experience working globally to scale them across a growing enterprise is preferred.
• Experience leading or mentoring people preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience developing multi-year, multi-site and/or significant growth strategies.
• Ability to think differently about processes, influence, push the envelope, and benchmark what great looks like.
• Experience educating non-technical leaders on what is possible through automated solutions.
• Hands-on experience developing custom automated solutions and/or robotic systems (ABB or Fanuc preferred).
• Familiarity with control systems, PLC's (Siemens or Allen Bradley preferred) and control components.

Skills

• Strong electrical and mechanical machine design skills.
• Technical requirements and specifications development for vendors.
• Vendor selection and facilitation of implementation of new automation systems and manufacturing methods.
• Project management and scaling of automation projects across multiple sites globally.
• Research and implementation of new manufacturing methods and trends.
• Participation on multi-functional teams and engagement with global leaders in the company.
• Continuous improvement of factory automation systems and optimization for safety, quality, and efficiency using data analytics.
• Implementation of in-process inspections and statistical process controls.
• Leadership and direction of pilot automation projects.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Critical illness, accident insurance, and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan with a company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Back-up care services.
• Paid time off including volunteer time.
• A well-being program.
• Legal & identity theft protection.

Pay

$105,000.00 - $195,000.00 Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.

Schedule

Full-time position.