Automation Engineer-Mechanical

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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 – Mechanical located in Suzhou SIP.

Reporting to the Automation Manager, the Automation Engineer-Mechanical role involves…

What a typical day looks like:

• Lead and coordinate BU/Automation vendor to implement Suzhou site nonstandard automation projects and track progress.
• Responsible for non-standard automation evaluation, mechanical design, solution research.
• Automation project management(opportunity capture/feasibility evaluation/ risk assessment/ proposal review/ specification define/ machine buy-off).
• Collaborate with internal automation team, BU production team and outside vendors to develop automation projects.
• Existing automation equipment troubleshooting/ upgrade and integration.
• Good automation projects inhouse duplicate and sister site yokoten.
• Complete other tasks assigned by automation manager or engineering director.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor for Mechanical design engineering or Automation design engineering, at least 5years relevant work experience.
• Be skillful in AutoCAD, Creo or Solidworks or UG etc. , create detailed 3D models and 2D drawings of automated systems.
• Able to design automation projects independently, able to withstand pressure and willing to try new technologies.
• Rich non-standard automation mechanical design experience of electronic manufacturing factory, for example: glue dispensing, screw fastening, labeling, testing, packing, load/unload and integration automation line.
• Be familiar with standard module, includes electrical, pneumatic, motion, hydraulic devices.
• Capable of designing mechanical components and systems such as gears, linkages, conveyors, actuators, and fixtures used in automation.
• Familiar with sheet metal/machining part design, understand material characteristic and fabrication process.
• Experience with plastic molding, diecasting process.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Social Insurance
• Life Insurance
• PTO

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