Automation Engineer

Company: Flextronics - The Flex Company
Location: Buffalo Grove
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

*CURRENT EMPLOYEES--: Please click--here to be redirected to the internal career site.Job DescriptionThe--Automation Engineer will be based in Buffalo Grove, IL . --In this position you will be responsible for providing leadership in the planning, design and implementation of customers' specific business plans and will provide vision, penetration strategies and tactics to executive managers in order to develop and drive external and internal senior level relationships.--We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Intense collaboration
• Passionate customer focus
• Thoughtful, fast, disciplined execution
• Tenacious commitment to continuous improvement
• Relentless drive to winHere is a glimpse of what you'll do:
  • Take leadership of equipment projects and implementation teams.
  • Develop equipment requirements and specifications.
  • Conduct equipment design reviews and provide design guidance to suppliers.
  • Manage equipment suppliers through all phases of projects.
  • Lead project team comprised of manufacturing engineers, quality engineers and machine technicians.
  • Provide on-site support at equipment suppliers' sites during machine build, debug and testing/qualification.
  • Supervise installation and testing to verify requirements and specifications are met.
  • Draft qualification protocols and manage equipment qualification activities.
  • Attend customer meetings at all level of discussions, getting customer inputs and presenting Flextronics manufacturing solutions, etc.
  • Interface with customers, suppliers, and functional owners to coordinate project activities and remediate project issues.
  • Provide ongoing manufacturing support as a top-level SMEHere is some of what you'll need (required):
    • Experience in programming and debugging control systems using Allen Bradley software
    • 5 to 10 years of related experience in a technology-based industry, where automated assembly techniques are utilized.
    • Industrial Engineering experience working in high-volume assembly processes.
    • Knowledge of automated equipment systems and tools - robotic, vision, material handling, Conveyors, PLC, HMI, Pick-Place-Pack, Inspection/Test (Structural and Non-Contact e.g. Laser), Application of lasers e.g. Etching/Marking, dispense process, plastics welding and joining.
    • Travel required - 20%Here are a few of our preferred experiences:
      • Experience in a manufacturing environment using injection molding machines and related auxiliary equipment
      • BS Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics.
      • Experience in working with manufacturing of medical devicesHere are a few examples of what you'll get 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.FG40Job CategoryOperationsRelocationEligible for domestic relocation onlyIs Sponsorship Available?No Flex does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services. Flex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. Flex does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status or any other status protected by law. Flex provides reasonable accommodation so that qualified applicants with a disability may participate in the selection process. Please advise us of any accommodations you request to express interest in a position by e-mailing: accessibility@flex.com . Please state your request for assistance in your message. Only reasonable accommodation requests related to applying for a specific position within Flex will be reviewed at the e-mail address. Flex will contact you if it is determined that your background is a match to the required skills required for this position. Thank you for considering a career with Flex. The information we collect:We may collect personal information that you choose to submit to us through the Website or otherwise provide to us. This may include your contact details; information provided in online questionnaires, feedback forms, or applications for employment; and information you provide such as CV/Resume. Your details will be provided to the entity you are applying for a job with. We will use your information for legitimate business purposes such as responding to comments or queries or answering questions; progressing applications for employment; allowing you to choose to share web content with others or; where you represent one of our customers or suppliers, administering the business relationship with that customer or supplier. We will process your data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice . If you have any queries about the processing of your data, please contact: Global Data Privacy Officer: Email Address: dataprotection@flex.com Flex is the manufacturing partner of choice that helps a diverse customer base design and build products that improve the world. Through the collective strength of a global workforce across 30 countries and responsible, sustainable operations, Flex delivers technology innovation, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions to various industries and end markets. --- Industry: Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing

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