Automation Engineer with KUKA Robotics Experience - Elkhart, United States - INTELLECTT INC

Description

Title: Automation Engineer

Location: Elkhart, Indiana

Eligibility Criteria:

• Educational Qualification: Bachelors degree or equivalent work-related experience
• Years of experience: 5 to 10 years of relevant work experience

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Should be able to translate user requirements into functional design and a technical concept
• Provide advanced technical solutions and lead the team through the process.
• Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices.
• Devise innovative solutions to existing manufacturing problems.
• Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process.
• Should conduct plant assessments & understand customer requirements and define DOU / SOW
• Should support in preparing RFQ/RFIs to vendors and should evaluate vendor quotes
• Should support in preparing proposals to customers and should play role in winning projects
• Coordinate offshore & vendor teams based on project requirement
• Should support Project Status Reviews and Senior Management Reviews
• Responsible for customer satisfaction and future engagement with customer
• Available for limited travel to vendor and customers sites for project matters (Travel is typically planned and limited)

Skills required General Skills:

• Project Management Skills & End-to-end Automation project execution experience
• Project estimation & Proposal preparation
• Experience in Customer/Stakeholder Management
• Vendor Management & RFQ to Vendors
• Experience in conducting plant and process assessments
• Very good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Capable in the use of Microsoft software for documentation, project creation, and presentations
• Critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• CAD (2D, 3D, simulation software) experience is desirable but not required
• The ability to work independently or a member of a project team

Technical Skills:

• Hand on experience in Manufacturing Automation applications
• Experience in custom engineered solution businesses as well as factory automation is ideal.
• Experience in developing system integration solutions for assembly line automation projects.
• Strong Fundamental knowledge of Mechanical Engineering and control automation.
• Design and implementation of end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) for various applications
• Design, development, and configuration of robotic and / or automation work cell layouts.
• Hand on experience in Robotics / Collaborative robot Automation implementation.
• Automation Cell integration experience (Robotics/Pneumatic/PLC/Safety etc.)
• Understand, follow, and enforce equipment safety guidelines and regulations
• Experience in arriving high level-concept, ROM & BOM high level estimation
• Low-cost automation, Fixture design, SPM & Testing machine knowledge
• Assembly, Pick & place, Vision and Inspection automation
• Industry experience Truck & Off Highway Manufacturing. (any other industry will be added advantage)
• Knowledge of Operation technology communication protocols
• Experience and knowledge in robot programming. This includes but is not limited to developing new programs,
• modifying existing programs, establishing robot working frames, creating interference zones, and setting cell parameters.
• KUKA Robotics experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues and / or errors with equipment and corresponding machinery. This includes basic
• electrical, pneumatic, mechanical, and robotic troubleshooting ability.
• The ability to read, understand, and modify electrical schematics