Job Posting Start Date 09-10-2025 Job Posting End Date 11-28-2025
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Job Summary
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an Automation Engineer - located in Austin, Tx.
Reporting to the Sr Process Engineering Manager the Automation Engineer role is responsible for specifying, designing and maintaining automation equipment, tooling and applications as required to meet specifications
What a typical day looks like:
- Take ownership during the entire life cycle of automation projects, from concept to feasibility and from fabrication and test to production.
- Design, engineer, and modify existing and new moderately-complex automation equipment, tooling and applications to automate manufacturing processes.
- Establish technical manuals, drawings, models, training documentation, preventative maintenance plans and troubleshooting guides for automated equipment and automated processes.
- Understand the machine operating standards, onsequence of wear and tear parts and product defects
- Ensure the uptime of machines through regular preventive maintenance and breakdown maintenance
- Should be willing to learn & enhance the skill in all type of Automation equipment.
- Should prepare why-why evaluation & drive for permanent corrective actions.
- Should be able to give feedback to improve the design of process and equipment.
- Directs daily department activities to maximize equipment utilization and support production needs
- Coordinates maintenance activities with other functional groups such as engineering and operations to ensure the efficient operation of the departmental function.
- Collaborates and offers input to planning, building, and maintaining the Automation framework and associated processes for new products.
- Identifies and drives change to ensure automation effectiveness of existing processes.
- Demonstrates and thorouth understing of customer requirements, offer suggestions and ideas on how best to deliver automation solutions.
The experience we’re looking to add to our team:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechatronics, Electrical, Electronics).
- 2 years of related experience.
- Use of the following tools may be required: CAD, robot and PLC programming, and other automation components.
- Testing: oscilloscope, cable and harness testing, trouble shooting, component testing, logic analyzer.
- Inspection: bare board, systems, components, cable and harness, microscope, measuring tools.
- Mechanical & Electrical Tools: taps and dies, alignment tools, measuring tools.
- Experience in Optical Inspections (AOI)
- Office skills: telephones, data entry, office software to include, word processing, spreadsheet and presentation package
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What you'll receive for the great work you provide:
- Full range of medical, dental, and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
Job Category
Production Engineering
Relocation: Not eligible
Is Sponsorship Available?
No
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