SR Manufacturing Engineer; Automation

Job Overview

TE’s Medical business unit, part of the Industrial Solutions segment, offers medical device OEMs a complete product offering and capability portfolio for minimally invasive, imaging, surgical, diagnostic, and therapeutic devices. With more than 350 design engineers and a global presence in all key medical device hubs, we are a premier partner to the world’s leading medical technology companies for their next‑generation medical devices.

Our innovative solutions enable groundbreaking medical therapies such as treating heart disease without opening the body, placing microscopic devices into brain arteries, and powering robotic surgery.

Do you want to work with cutting‑edge technology? Help manufacture products that enable groundbreaking medical therapies.

At TE Connectivity, you will find a culture that rewards such hands‑on engineering spirit. This is a great opportunity to join our team that is seeking a like‑minded person with the drive and focus on innovation. Our expertise in laser processing and materials science is hard to beat. We specialize in laser welding, laser cutting, plastic cutting, and ablation, working with numerous types of metal and plastic materials.

As a Sr Manufacturing Engineer on our team, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your hands‑on work experience in medical device manufacturing, the medical device industry, and its practices.

This role functions as an Automation Engineer within the Minnesota‑Metals ME team, supporting and participating in the design, testing, modification, fabrication, and assembly of manufacturing tools and electromechanical systems. This includes automated components such as collaborative robots, conveyors, vision systems, and programmable controllers. The role is responsible for troubleshooting, process control, control system design, and robotics as part of cost savings and quality improvement efforts for the TE Connectivity manufacturing facility in Plymouth, MN.

At TE, you can make an impact working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable, and more connected world.

• Expert in robotic and automation development.
• Supports the manufacturing engineering team with a focus on implementation and integration, relating to robotics and automation applied to development and production.
• Design, create, modify and validate automated equipment integration to meet internal and external customer requirements.
• Program PLCs, HMI, Robots, Servomotors and Machine Vision Systems for new machine builds according to customer requirements for new and existing equipment to reduce downtimes, improve quality or reduce manufacturing cycle time.
• Ensure control systems comply with TE safety standards and regulatory requirements.
• Document schematics of new and modified automated machines built.
• Supports cross‑functional groups in the development and implementation of automated systems in support of manufacturing.
• Test automations software function and review for improvements in cost and machine run times.
• Create and/ or modify existing end of tooling and automation equipment.
• Implement capital automation projects using industry best practices business processes.
• Support the scope, deliverables, schedule, and project team for capital expenditure (Cap Ex) of automation projects.
• Participate in the development and implementation of new processes and systems.
• Identify and oversee system integrations.
• Coordinate/support engineering and automation design, commissioning, qualification, and the QA Validation groups as appropriate.
• Proactively look for and recommend improvements in site processes and procedures.
• Represent the Manufacturing Engineering team as an expert on Automation with good communication and presentation skills.
• Provide status reports on Automation Projects to Management as required.
• Work with teams to plan & collect data for problem solving or process improvements.
• Process development, implementation and documentation, tools, and equipment.
• Assist in standard engineering tests and experiments with attention to detail.
• Assist in writing and documenting process instructions.
• Create/Improve manufacturing processes…