Automation Engineer

Job Posting Start Date 03-01-2024 Job Posting End Date

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a/an Automation Engineer located in Austin, TX.

Reporting to the Automation Manager the Automation Engineer Support production and troubleshoot activities on fully automated assembly lines for medical device manufacturing,.

What a typical day looks like:

• Generate Work Instructions for using automated equipment.
• Work with equipment and IT validation teams to ensure successful validation (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Design, engineer, and modify existing and new moderately complex automation equipment, tooling and applications to automate manufacturing processes.
• Establish technical manuals, drawings, models, training documentation, preventative maintenance plans and troubleshooting guides for automated equipment and automated processes.
• Understand the machine operating principle, Consequence of wear and tear parts and product defects.
• Ensure the uptime of machines through regular preventive maintenance and breakdown maintenance.
• Should be willing to learn & enhance the skill in all type of Automation equipment.
• Should prepare why-why analysis & drive for permanent corrective actions.
• Should be able to give feedback to improve the design of process and equipment.
• Coordinates maintenance activities with other functional groups such as engineering and operations to ensure the efficient operation of the departmental function.
• Collaborates and offers input to planning, building, and maintaining the Automation framework and associated processes for new products.
• Identifies and drives change to ensure automation effectiveness of existing processes.
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of customer requirements, offer suggestions and ideas on how best to deliver automation solutions.
• Direct interface with customer and machine vendor for design improvements.
• Assist in validation engineering team with medical validation activities: IQ/QQ/PQ, change control, etc.
• Support production and ESC maintenance as needed.
• Review and evaluate equipment for PM optimization to include adding or modifying PM tasks.

The experience we're looking to add to our team,

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience and training and 1-2 years of manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience with vision based inspection (Cognex/Keyence software)
• Working knowledge on PLC, controls systems experience.
• Medical industry background (preferred)

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job Category

Production Engineering

Relocation: Eligible for domestic relocation only

Is Sponsorship Available?

No

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