Process Engineer

About the Company

A global leader in industrial robots and factory automation. Its automation systems group designs and builds complete robotic systems for customers.

About the Role

The Process Engineer owns the mechanical, pneumatic and process side of a robotic system. That covers the technical plan and engineering task list, leading design reviews so open issues get tracked, and following the system through supplier buyoff, install and customer buyoff.

Responsibilities

• Review customer specs and plan to meet them
• Lead development of vacuum tooling and the full vacuum system
• Lead development of conveyors that move warehouse items like envelopes, polybags, parcels and boxes
• Design pneumatic systems, including schematics and BOMs
• Run equipment layout, robot reach, payload, cycle time and tolerance studies, plus mechanical and pneumatic component sizing and the system sequence of operations
• Build and maintain 3D simulations to validate engineering requirements
• Write system specs, spare parts lists, and maintenance and operation manuals
• Create the Robot Safety Risk Assessment and review it with the project team
• Coordinate internal design resources, line up outside design/build suppliers, review quotes and place orders
• Set runoff criteria and run buyoffs of supplier-built equipment before it ships
• Support field installation, debug and customer plant buyoff
• Review project budget and schedule with the Project Manager and give forecast updates
• Deliver documentation for customer approval, approve redlines on the floor, and deliver the as-built package

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years in mechanical system engineering, design and integration of robotic automation systems
• AutoCAD, SolidWorks and ROBOGUIDE simulation
• Knowledge of 3D simulation and discrete-event simulation
• ROBODRILL experience and field troubleshooting of pneumatic systems preferred
• ISO-9000/QS-9000 and FMEA, root cause analysis, MTTR, MTBF, OEE preferred
• Windows and MS Office
• About 30% travel to customer sites, sometimes overnight and weekends
• Overtime when needed for critical deadlines
• Time on shop floors for testing and debug, including long periods standing on concrete