About the position
As a Sr. Automation Engineer within the Manufacturing Engineering team, you are a critical business partner for and will be accountable for managing and advancing manufacturing automation & assisted robotics technology within MilliporeSigma's Life Science Plant Operations. This position will support growth by developing & expanding internal capabilities, deploying best-in-class robust processes & technologies to ensure efficient use of our assets. Specific responsibilities include scouting, developing, and executing advanced manufacturing, automation, and robotic technologies, focusing on developing best-in-class strategies for existing & new products, ensuring manufacturing footprint develops robotic and automated systems, extending the productivity of highly-skilled operators and technicians, providing complete compliance to Certified Reference Material manufacturing standards such as ISO-17034, delivering solutions that integrate into digital manufacturing systems, meeting data integrity requirements for customer satisfaction, selecting and directing suppliers of Off-The-Shelf (OTS) components, and achieving target levels of safety, reliability, and precision.
Responsibilities
- Scouting, developing, and executing advanced manufacturing, automation, and robotic technologies
- Focus on developing best-in-class strategies for existing & new products
- Ensuring manufacturing footprint develops robotic and automated systems
- Extend the productivity of highly-skilled operators and technicians
- Provide complete compliance to Certified Reference Material manufacturing standards such as ISO-17034
- Delivering solutions that integrate into digital manufacturing systems
- Meet data integrity requirements for customer satisfaction
- Selecting and directing suppliers of Off-The-Shelf (OTS) components
- Achieve target levels of safety, reliability, and precision
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or other Engineering discipline
- 5+ years of experience in applied manufacturing automation
Nice-to-haves
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or other Engineering discipline
- Experience with robotic systems and controls
- Working knowledge of quality and safety regulations
- Basic understanding of Engineering and Biological / Life Science processes
- The ability to work in a regulated environment
- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels within the organization
- Strong Leadership skills, Influence skills, and Change agent
- The ability to work effectively within a team environment
- Process driven and experienced in standardizing and simplifying work processes
- Excellent facilitation and presentation skills, advanced in MS PowerPoint and Excel
- The ability to develop executive level presentations and reports in an efficient manner
- Good stakeholder management skills across all levels
- Experience in working in a complex matrix organization
- Ability to deal with confidential information
- Ability to engage broad audiences to adopt new work processes and drive change
- A demonstrated commitment to safety
Benefits
- Diversity and inclusion initiatives
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth
- Supportive work environment that values diverse perspectives
