Process Engineer

Process Engineer - Rochester Hills, MI

Must be US Citizen or green card holder

Contract

Full Time

The Automation Systems Group (ASG) is a Robotic turn-key system solution provider. Working with a

project team, the Process Engineer is responsible for the Form, Fit, and Function of the system,

overseeing the mechanical, pneumatic, and process requirements.

Essential Functions:

● Provide proposal support and review per assigned application areas

● Attend internal & customer project kick-off meetings and provide technical expertise

● Review detailed project budget and provide forecast updates

● Review project schedule and routinely communicate with project manager to ensure its accuracy

● Review customer specifications for planning and meeting requirements

● Develop and maintain a detailed project technical plan and engineering task list

● Generate written specifications detailing system functionality

● Plan, request, follow-up, and approve all mechanical engineering issues

● Equipment arrangement, Robot Reach, Payload Analysis, Cycle-time, tolerance studies,

● Mechanical & Pneumatic component sizing, system Sequence-of-Operations.

● Generate the Robot Safety Risk Assessment and review with project team

● Develop and maintain 3D simulation to validate engineering requirements

● Identify all workcell equipment that requires mechanical design and build

● Line-up internal design resources based on capacity

● Develop specifications to line-up external design/build sources, review quotes and place orders

● Monitor progress and continuously review internal and external designs

● Schedule and chair design review meetings and track related open issues

● Generate runoff criteria & coordinate the buyoff of equipment built by external suppliers prior to shipment

● Coordinate delivery & return of all documentation for customer approval

● Generate Work Change Request documents as necessary

● Ensure required documentation is available to manufacturing department for integration build

● Review and Approve redline changes on manufacturing floor

● Generate run-off documentation per project and customer requirements

● Generate preventative maintenance, spare parts lists, and equipment operations manuals

● Support field installation, debug, & customer plant buyoff activities

● Ensure as-built documentation package is delivered to the customer

● Reliable, consistent attendance required

Minimum requirements:

1. SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

● Strong mechanical system knowledge.

● Strong technical background.

● Strong problem-solving skills.

● Strong interpersonal skills.

● Ability to work as part of a team.

● Must be organized and able to manage multiple tasks.

● Strong written and oral skills.

● Ability to work in a highly autonomous environment.

● Exposure to ISO-9000, QS-9000, & TE Supplement quality systems preferred.

● Familiarity with Reliability & Maintainability techniques such as FMEA, Root Cause Analysis,

● MTTR, MTBF, Availability, OEE, etc. preferred.

● Knowledge of 3D Simulation and discrete-event simulation methods.

● Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Windows, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) skills

● Must be able to present comprehensive technical evaluations and recommendations to customers and peers.

2. Experience / Education

● Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

● Strong technical expertise in system engineering, design, and integration of robotic automation systems.

● Required CAD software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and ROBOGUIDE Simulation