Senior Assembly Process Engineer

Schneider Electric - Franklin, TN

Full-time - Senior

Franklin, TN

10,001+ employees

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Assembly Process Engineer at Schneider Electric will be responsible for overseeing the development and industrialization of assembly processes for new product development projects. This role involves ensuring that assembly outputs meet safety, health, and quality standards while collaborating with design engineering to assess risks and develop mitigation plans. The engineer will also modify automated equipment specifications, document assembly processes, and participate in supplier selection and contract reviews.

Responsibilities

• Participate as a team of assembly engineering specialists to industrialize assembly processes for new product development.
• Act as safety and health champion for New Product Development assembly outputs.
• Conduct Design For Assembly (DFA) risk study/Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) with Design Engineering.
• Ensure assembly process deliverables are aligned with global assembly process practices.
• Understand and modify automated equipment/machine specifications and their detailed designs and BOMs.
• Identify portions of assembly process where automation will deliver solid benefit to cost tradeoff.
• Modify mechanical design drawings for electrical controls requirements (Creo).
• Apply digital tools to assembly procedures and operator training.
• Conduct financial assessment on the assembly process design based on unit volumes.
• Document the technical and generic specifications of the assembly process design.
• Prepare an assembly value add target cost estimate based on costing models.
• Participate in the supplier selection and contract review process with Purchasing for outsourced assemblies.
• Monitor progress and lead the qualification of equipment when it's complete.
• Obtain plant acceptance and provide the final sign-off on tool and process for project deliverables.
• Stay current on developing trends in industry regarding assembly processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in assembly line development with significant automation.
• Experience in PLC programming (e.g., Unity/EcoStruxure Control Expert, ProWORX, SoMachine/EcoStruxure Machine Expert).
• Experience configuring and designing HMI systems.
• Experience configuring and modifying MES and MIS systems (e.g., AVEVA).
• Experience in large data analytics and software (e.g., R, Scala, Python, Julia).
• Knowledge of communication protocols (Modbus, Modbus TCP, CAN, Profibus, etc.).
• Basic understanding of UL61010-1 Standard, NFPA 79, National Electric Code.