Automation Engineer (Mechanical Design)
Your Job
The Automation Engineer designs, develops, integrates, and improves semi-automatic and automatic manufacturing equipment, leading mechanical machine design from concept and 3D modeling through fabrication, assembly, validation, and production release.
Our Team
Our team develops and implements automated manufacturing equipment, recommending concepts, components, suppliers, and design changes while addressing technical and safety risks before release.
What You Will Do
- Select and size mechanical, pneumatic, and motion components; prepare models, drawings, bills of materials, tolerances, and technical specifications.
- Apply GD&T, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, safety, ergonomics, maintainability, reliability, and mistake-proofing principles.
- Coordinate fabrication, procurement, assembly, installation, and adjustment with internal teams, machine shops, equipment builders, and suppliers.
- Integrate mechanical designs with PLC controls, sensors, servomotors, robotics, vision systems, pneumatics, and safety devices.
- Lead design reviews, DFMEA/PFMEA, risk assessments, debugging, validation, and production release; troubleshoot equipment and improve safety, quality, uptime, scrap, productivity, and reliability.
- Manage automation projects from concept through implementation and prepare maintenance recommendations, spare-parts lists, technical documentation, and training materials.
- Ensure new product development complies with PDP stage requirements and drive corrective and preventive actions in collaboration with Molex engineering centers.
- Support PBM philosophy, Six Sigma, EICC, ISO, IATF, quality, environmental, and EH&S systems by following applicable policies and procedures.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
At least four years of experience designing, developing, or integrating automated manufacturing machinery from concept and 3D design through fabrication, debugging, and implementation.- Advanced proficiency in SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo, or equivalent 3D CAD software.
- Strong knowledge of machine design, mechanisms, tooling, manufacturing processes, GD&T, tolerances, DFM/DFA, safety, ergonomics, reliability, and maintainability.
- Experience creating drawings, bills of materials, and specifications; selecting mechanical, pneumatic, and motion-control components; and coordinating fabrication, assembly, installation, and debugging.
- Working knowledge of PLC-controlled equipment, sensors, robotics, vision systems, servomotors, and pneumatics.
- Strong project management, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
What Will Put You Ahead
- Experience with automated assembly, insertion, feeding, inspection, packaging, or material-handling equipment.
- Experience working with machine shops, equipment builders, and automation supplier.
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Who We Are
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Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
