Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

· Design highly automated material handling solutions to establish new and improved existing material flows throughout the factory. The design includes material arrival at docks, automated delivery to line-side locations, material transport between internal manufacturing lines, buffer/storage systems, robotic material handling solutions. Solutions will handle a large variety of products such as car bodies, large commodities (tires, seats, fascia, ...), powertrain parts (electric motor and battery components), pallets/boxes/trays, individual battery cells.

· Concept development, detailed engineering design, and collaboration with 3rd parties on system build, installation, commissioning, and acceptance test/validations.

· Develop analytical models to establish design criteria and overall system performance criteria

· Responsible for specifying equipment in form of project specifications, requirements, and generating request for quotations (RFQs)

· Drive equipment and process optimization to increase yield, throughput, and availability while reducing cost and lead-time

· Leveraging outside partners for solution development and design

· Lead the overall layout and system design process

· Support and provide inputs in the modeling and simulation of individual technologies and entire systems

· Technical project management and implementation

· Manage budget, timeline and scope

· Communication with internal and external stakeholders and vendors about project status, critical items and priorities

· Support troubleshooting during installation and start-up

· Smooth handoff to operations at factory locations

· Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Industrial Engineering (or equivalent)

· 5-7+ years of practical automated material handling and process equipment design experience in automotive

· Experience in manufacturing in body shops (Body In White, General Assembly, Paint, Castings, Stamping)

· A passion to work with automation equipment and design processes around it

· Ability to lead a project from concept through to installation and hand-over while working in a close-knit, team environment.

· Must understand the integration of equipment design into existing or new systems.

· Values people, ethics, commitment, fun and an engaging culture.

· Knowledge of and experience with material flow strategies and dynamic manufacturing systems.

· Strong analytical and organizational skills. Ability to manage several complex projects at the same time with high degrees of variation and uncertainty.

· Natural ability to speak and write effectively at all organizational levels.

· Position will offer unique and complex engineering challenges that require persistence, innovative thinking, and a positive attitude

· More technical focused over management focused

· More mechanical side than controls side

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.