WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
- Collaborate with project teams to define system requirements and specifications.
- Integrate BM various hardware and software components into cohesive and functional systems.
- Create PFMEA, process flow and value stream maps (where required) and work with the design team to resolve all failure mode points within the design
- Develop and execute test plans to ensure system functionality and reliability.
- Ensure through each phase gate that all design metrics are being challenged and met
- Leverage system data and software tools to identify opportunities for process optimization and system performance improvements.
- Clearly define solution requirements and own the system-level success of the overall automation solution and its subsystems, and drive it to success through the entire project lifecycle in partnership with program management and engineering
- Travel up to 40%, primarily domestically
WHAT WE WANT TO SEE
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
Hands-on engineer with strong technical skill, execution capabilities, system view, collaborative, process-oriented and self-learner
5+ years of system engineering experience, ideally with hands on experience in automation,robotics, or advanced manufacturing environments
Ability to demonstrate relevant past experience and projects.
Experience with system requirements definition, PFMEA, and system-level verification and validation (V&V).
Highly collaborative person with excellent communication skills to work closely with Sales, suppliers, System Architect, Design Engineers Technical Program Managers and senior management to ensure all failure modes from the PFMEA have been designed in and meet SOW requirements
Familiarity with Python or other scripting languages for automation, data analysis, or system tooling.
Ability to carefully read technical documents (RFQ’s and SOW’s) and the ability to translate requirements into economically feasible automation concepts
IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAD
AutoCAD and/or SolidWorks experience
Proficiency in Python for scripting, test automation, or data analysis in engineering environments.
Technical Sales or Quoting experience responding to RFQs and SOWs
Design for automation experience, queueing simulation, FMEA, and GR&R experience
Vision systems experience, SMT, PLC programming, robot programming, and machine learning exposure.
Experience working with system logs, telemetry, APIs, or data pipelines for machine diagnostics or manufacturing analytics.
Industry 4.0, IoT, SPC and other smart factory concepts
Top Skills
Bright Machines San Francisco, California, USA Office
585 Howard St, San Francisco, CA, United States
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