Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. HBD Industries is an integrated operating company of middle market manufacturing businesses that designs and manufactures highly engineered industrial products. The Manufacturing Automation Engineer will implement automation projects from technical specification development through installation, commissioning, validation, and production stabilization, while managing integrators, suppliers, and technical issues across manufacturing sites.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate feasibility studies including technical, operational, safety, quality, and financial evaluations
- Evaluate alternative technologies, concepts, and implementation approaches
- Define system requirements, functional specifications, and performance criteria
- Lead the acquisition and installation of automation equipment from initial concept through production stabilization
- Manage equipment suppliers, system integrators, contractors, and technical consultants
- Perform robot programming, path optimization, and process configuration
- Support PLC integration, I/O validation, HMI configuration, and controls troubleshooting
- Provide hands-on support at the factory during equipment installation and startup
- Serve as the escalation point for complex automation-related technical issues
- Diagnose and resolve robotic, electrical, mechanical, vision, controls, and integration problems
- Analyze system performance and identify improvement opportunities
- Lead factory acceptance testing (FAT) and site acceptance testing (SAT)
- Ensure successful startup, commissioning, validation, and throughput achievement
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or related technical discipline
- • Three (3) years of experience implementing industrial automation and robotics solutions
- • Demonstrated experience with robotic system programming and commissioning
- • Experience integrating automation systems into manufacturing environments
- • Experience troubleshooting electrical, mechanical, controls, and robotic systems
- • Experience leading technical execution of capital projects
- • Deep Experience with industrial robotic platforms such as FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa/Motoman, Universal Robots, or equivalent
- • Robot programming, troubleshooting, and optimization
- • End-of-arm tooling selection and integration
- • PLC programming and troubleshooting (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Omron, or equivalent)
- • HMI development and configuration
- • Motion control and servo systems
- • Sensor integration and controls architecture
- • Strong understanding of industrial electrical systems
- • Mechanical design fundamentals and machine integration
- • Pneumatic and hydraulic systems knowledge
- • FAT/SAT execution
- • Machine safety standards and safeguarding practices
- • Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies
- • Root cause analysis and structured problem-solving techniques
- The role will require up to two (2) weeks per month of travel
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship
- • Experience leading automation deployments in factories with limited prior automation exposure, and limited manufacturing engineering resources
- • Experience in forging, machining, metal fabrication, industrial manufacturing, or heavy manufacturing environments
- • Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, TPM, and Continuous Improvement methodologies
- Home base would preferably be in southern California, North Carolina, or Georgia
Benefits
- When not in an HBD factory, the role can work from home.
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