Manufacturing Engineer

Job Title: Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Duration: Long term

Job Description:

The Advanced Manufacturing Sr. Engineer owns end-to-end automation for Water-Cooled and Air-Cooled HVAC products, including heat exchangers and full unit assembly for vertical and data center chillers. This role blends deep technical ownership with business impact - identifying high-value automation opportunities, building investment cases, and leading execution through commissioning to deliver sustained performance gains.

• Air-cooled (finned-tube coils): tube insertion/expansion, header/manifold joining (brazing), automated coil leak/pressure testing, and coil handling/fixturing.

• Implement flexible automation/assist solutions for heavy assembly, refrigerant charging systems, piping/brazing/welding support, sensor installation, control integration, and end-of-line (EOL) test automation and reporting.

• Own or support PLC/HMI/safety logic for manufacturing automation systems. Rockwell / Allen Bradley, Siemens are the typical PLC used.
• Drive reliability improvements through enhanced diagnostics, alarm rationalization, and fault recovery.
• Build/expand automated test capabilities (pressure/leak/functional) with recipe-based execution and data capture. LabVIEW is typical test automation.
• Enable or improve traceability and test data capture through MES interfaces or structured data collection.

• Identify and quantify hard savings opportunities tied to automation:
• Labor reduction (direct touch time, overtime reduction, staffing flexibility)
• Scrap and rework reduction (weld defects, leaks, brazing defects, coil/piping rework)
• Downtime reduction / uptime gains (availability improvements and reduced lost units)
• Yield / FPY improvement (fewer retests, fewer escapes, reduced MRB burden)
• Warranty/field failure reduction where attributable to process improvements
• Energy and consumables reductions (where meaningful: gas, nitrogen, helium, tooling wear, etc.)
• Build clear automation investment cases (Cap Ex requests) including:
• Baseline losses and constraints
• Proposed solution options (buy/build/integrate)
• Payback period, NPV/IRR (when applicable), and sensitivity analysis
• Implementation costs (equipment, integration, downtime, training, spares)
  Prioritize project pipeline with focus on:
• Fast payback (e.g., ≤12-24 months) for many initiatives
• Scalable solutions that can replicate across lines/products
• Own benefits realization
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• Create a savings tracking plan with Finance
• Validate savings post-implementation (30/60/90 days and quarterly)
• Put controls in place to sustain the savings (standard work, training, audits)
• Define run-at-rate metrics and require demonstrable performance (cycle time, uptime, quality).
• Ensure maintainability: documentation, code management, spare parts, PM plans, and training packages.

• Embed safety and compliance into automation design and commissioning:
• Risk assessments, guarding, interlocks, LOTO readiness, safety validation
• Partner with New Product Introduction Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering and Quality to maintain:
• PFMEAs, control plans, reaction plans, capability checks for automated processes
• Drive defect reduction and escape prevention across welding/brazing/leak test operations.
• Develop standards for automation:
• Preferred sensor types, safety architectures, HMI conventions, test data formats
• Reduce "tribal knowledge" dependence by building repeatable processes and troubleshooting playbooks.

• 10+ years of experience delivering…