Sr. Manufacturing Engineer

Richland Center, Wisconsin, United States

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!

We are looking for a Sr.
Manufacturing Engineer who will support the efforts of the manufacturing team to define and execute projects aimed at improving manufacturing capabilities and performance in the plant. You will develop, implement, and maintain methods, operation sequence and processes in the manufacture or fabrication of parts, components, sub-assemblies and final assemblies. This role interfaces with design engineering in coordinating the release of new products.

You will estimate manufacturing cost, determine time standards, and make recommendations for tooling and process requirements of our products.

• Develop, standardize, implement, maintain, and govern manufacturing processes across all RA manufacturing plants.
• Provide recommendations, requirements, and justifications to support investigation and evaluation of new manufacturing technologies.
• Help implement IT security and business productivity programs in the manufacturing plants.
• Provide design input and execution support for the development and deployment of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and information management systems in the plants.
• Participate in new product and process design reviews for New Product Introduction (NPI) and Continuation Engineering projects.
• Participate in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) analyses.
• Participate in projects to enable the plants to meet annual productivity goals and reduce/eliminate safety and ergonomic risk in the manufacturing work environment.
• Support justification for capital requests. Identify assembly equipment, tooling, and fixture requirements.
• Participate in the procurement, installation, and validation activities.
• Collaborate with others from within and outside of the Operations group to achieve common goals.
• Conduct tasks in accordance with applicable health, safety, quality, and environmental regulations (state/federal laws, ISO
  9001, ISO
  14000, etc.) as well as Rockwell Automation policies and procedures.

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field
• Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or equivalent Production/Manufacturing/Technology degree or education.
• Typically requires 5+ years of related experience.
• Experience with Project Management, Design for Manufacturability and Assembly (DFMA).
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma tools and methodologies.

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
• To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.

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