Tooling Design & Automation Engineer (Starlink)

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and manage factory design projects - this includes initial factory ideation, cradle-to-grave machine ownership, proof of rate capability, and eventual hand-off to operational teams.
Develop design criteria, collaborate on requirements, and drive system-level optimization for in-house machine design with focus on speed, reliability, maintainability, and safety.
Refine the production system to create high-rate, high-yield, and reliable processes.
Keep our factory safe and reliable by implementing ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant systems for robots, gantries, conveyors, and other manufacturing equipment.
Stay organized by creating schedules and budgets, and then motivate the team to achieve them.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, physics, or science discipline
• Experience with CAD and FEA software packages
• 1+ years of experience with mechanical/electromechanical design, analysis, testing, and/or manufacturing (internship experience is applicable)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 2+ years of professional experience in mechanical design and analysis
• 2+ years of hands-on project experience with complex mechanical systems, preferably as a team lead
• Proficient in 3D CAD and product lifecycle management programs to generate detailed designs and drawing packages utilizing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, preferably Siemens NX and Teamcenter
• Proven ability to solve complex problems with simple solutions in both design and implementation stages
• Exposure to motion system sizing and implementation including gantries, robotics, conveyance, motors, actuators, pneumatics/hydraulics, sensor selection, integration, safety keep-outs, etc.
• Exposure to some variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment including motion systems, dispense systems, temperature controllers, laser distance sensors, injection molders, die casters, etc.
• Excited by a quick and iterative design and manufacturing role
• Willing to learn how to design electrical systems compliant to NEC, NFPA, & UL508A regulations
• Willing to learn how to architect, write, and debug PLC code
• Willing to learn how to generate aesthetically simple HMI screens to make complex machines easy to understand, operate, and troubleshoot

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones
• Willing to travel a minimum of 10% of the time, and up to 50% of the time to support business needs