Production Engineering - Engineer Iii

Stanely Electric U.S. is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to perform new model start-ups and continuously improve current models.

ABOUT US:

Stanley Electric US is a full-service, tier one supplier to Honda, specializing in the design and production of lighting equipment, accessories, and electronic components. Our London, Ohio facility houses lighting and mold design, construction, production engineering, and dedicated associates in our Quality, Assembly, Sales, and Customer Service departments. At Stanley, we blaze our own trail to a brilliant future by daring to outshine light.

HOW YOU WILL OUTSHINE:

• Demonstrating solid organization skills
• Being attentive to every detail
• Exercising critical thinking
• Solving problems
• Working well independently and with a team

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Providing engineering support to manufacturing and support groups. Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement and identifying and implementing new assembly methods to improve product quality and cost.

• Assist higher-level Engineers with Engineering, Automation, Robotics, and Manufacturing Technology projects.
• Provide training and technical guidance to lower-level Engineers.
• Provide training to maintenance technicians on automated equipment, robotics systems, controls, and troubleshooting techniques.
• Monitor, analyze, and report equipment performance, robot utilization, and automation effectiveness while initiating continuous improvement activities.
• Develop new model assembly processes for medium-complexity products, incorporating automation and robotic solutions where practical. (Products with 10 to 15 components or 5 to 8 machines.)
• Develop equipment, robotic cell, fixture, vision system, and jig specifications for relatively low-complexity products. (Products with 10 to 15 components or 5 to 8 machines.)
• Assist higher-level Engineers with new model process development for more complex products involving robotics and automated manufacturing systems.
• Assist higher-level Engineers with developing equipment, tooling, controls, robotics, and automation specifications for more complex products.
• Create and maintain new model project schedules and ensure accurate project tracking.
• Create weekly schedules and update them with actual conditions at the end of each day.
• Ensure a smooth transition of new models from Engineering to Manufacturing and Maintenance while achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Design, build, integrate, and commission medium-complexity machines, robotic work cells, fixtures, and automation systems for new and existing models.
• Assist higher-level Engineers in designing, integrating, programming, and validating more complex automated manufacturing systems and robotic work cells.
• Review new model development drawings, identify automation opportunities, develop cost estimations, improve manufacturability, and address quality concerns to ensure competitive and high-quality products.
• Develop, modify, and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, robot, motion control, and automation programs for existing and new equipment.
• Configure, integrate, and support machine vision, sensor technologies, data collection systems, and Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications to improve manufacturing performance.
• Provide Engineering support to Maintenance, Manufacturing, Sales, and Purchasing regarding automation, robotics, machine controls, and process optimization.
• Create or modify all required engineering documentation, automation standards, robotics procedures, and PE-1 documentation to ensure ISO compliance and maintain certification.
• Evaluate emerging automation technologies and recommend solutions that improve safety, quality, productivity, and cost performance.
• Answer and implement suggestions in a timely manner.
• Update PE-1 goal planner at the end of each month.
• Review and implement Deviation Requests in a timely manner.
• Support manufacturing by leading root cause analysis, problem-solving activities, automation improvements, and machine efficiency initiatives.
• Generate schedules and implement corrective action plans for assigned projects.
• Ensure PE-1 maintenance and automation areas meet cleanliness, safety, and organization expectations.
• Support installation, startup, validation, and continuous improvement of robotic systems, automated assembly equipment, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), collaborative robots (cobots), and flexible manufacturing cells.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop smart manufacturing solutions utilizing robotics, automation, digitalization, machine vision, and data analytics.
• Support preventive maintenance and lifecycle management activities for robotic, automation, and control systems.
• Address other issues and assume additional responsibilities as they pertain to improving Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Development, Automation, and Operational Excellence.
• Program, troubleshoot, and optimize industrial robots (FANUC, ABB, Yaskawa, Kawasaki, Universal Robots, etc.).
• Lead robotic automation projects from concept…