Sr. Analyst, Automation

Job Title: Sr. Analyst, Automation Engineering

Department: ERA Center Automation Team

Reports to: Manager, Automation

General Responsibility

The Sr. Analyst will work to support automation initiatives and projects aligned to the teams Automation Strategy. Responsibilities include supporting designing, building, testing, and implementing automation/robotics solutions that are productive and safe to operate as well as cost effective to purchase and maintain. The position may require approximately 50% of the engineer's time be spent in the manufacturing environment supporting the assessment, design and implementation of projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the assessments, concept, designs, fabrication support and implementation of automation projects using skills developed during AEDP training.
• Examine and assess the business case and tradeoffs of using new innovative automation and manufacturing concepts.
• Assess manufacturing processes for the feasibility to implement collaborative robot applications.
• Design and create custom fixtures to fit the needs of specific automation solutions
• Create, gather and document requirements for automated solutions, including hardware and software requirements
• Review and critique product designs for cost and manufacturability
• Support and assist in the managing projects delivery schedule
• Implement automated processes to reduce labor dependency
• Support the Pilot and debug manufacturing processes for production-based environments.
• Support / Review existing robotic solutions performance, debug and resolve issues as well as identify and implement improvements.
• Share "best practices" and successes with peers

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Electrical, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience using 3D CAD design programs (SolidWorks, PTC Creo, etc.) for design and simulation (FEA analysis)
• Technical proficiency in business software applications (MicroSoft Office, PLM/ERP systems, etc.)
• Experience in the deployment of robotic automated solutions to manufacturing facilities
• Project Management experience utilizing Tools / Software
• Strong cause-effect analytical abilities to solve problems.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience Designing and creating custom fixtures to fit the needs of specific automated solutions.
• Create, gather and document requirements for automated solutions, including identifying HW and SW dependencies