Project Engineer, Automation
Franklin, MA, US, 02019
Role Overview
The purpose of this position is to develop and implement processes to ensure quality, delivery and cost objectives of our product lines. This position will assist in converting manual processes to more efficient automated processes that enable volume scale up.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with Global Research & Development (GRD), Project Engineering, Operations, Quality, Maintenance and other core functions to launch & support serial production
- Design of tooling & fixturing, including qualification activities
- Equipment & infrastructure selection, including qualification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ)
- Product Line / Workcenter layout when (semi) automated processes are in use
- Work with motors, PLCs, HMIs, and other industrial systems
- Support existing automated equipment/processes
- Implement flow & quality improvements before, during and after serial production launch
- Implement cost reduction ideas
- Author Engineering Change Orders
Key Requirements
- BS Degree in a Technical / Engineering discipline.
- Engineering experience in medical device manufacturing or other regulated environment
- Equipment development to enable automation of existing manufacturing processes
- Project Management such as A3, Gantt chart, etc
- Ability to work with outside integrators in a liaison role
- Equipment / Tooling / Fixturing identification, design & qualification
- Process development & qualification of automated assembly processes
- Capital Expense ROI assessments & proposals
- Cobot integration into existing manufacturing processes
- PLC based automated equipment/process development with user friendly HMIs
Desired Experience
- Working with international teams
- Machine monitoring & learning knowledge
- Problem Solving such as SSGB/SSBB, A3, DMAIC, Kaizen, etc
- Experience working in a cleanroom environment
- Experience working in a machining/industrial equipment environment driving OEE as KPI
- Experience in a IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) environment with focus on data collection & analytics
- Understanding of FDA and ISO standards
- Programming experience in C++, Python, SQL or similar language ·
- Industrial electrical panel design ·
- PLC programming (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff or similar) ·
- HMI/SCADA programming (Unitronics, Allen-Bradley, or similar) ·
- Stepper motors and controllers (Schneider Electric or similar)
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KARL STORZ is committed to maintaining a safe work environment for our employees and customers. Most field-based roles at KARL STORZ require hospital credentialing/health screens as a condition of employment. Credentialing can include required vaccinations, health screens & other requirements as outlined by our customers. During the interview process, we encourage you to ask how credentialing/health screens may impact the role you are seeking and if you require any reasonable accommodations regarding these requirements.
The pay range and/or hourly pay rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job posting and may be modified in the future. When determining a specific team member’s base salary and/or hourly pay rate, several factors will be considered including such things as location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, professional credentials, internal equity, and the amount budgeted for the role.
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