Automation Engineer for High-Volume Medical Manufacturing

deka; Richmond (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DEKA seeks a Product Development Automation Engineer to specify, engineer, integrate, validate and support automated manufacturing equipment for mass production of DEKA innovations.

You will design control and data acquisition systems, interact with large automation integrators, and develop cutting-edge techniques for high-volume production while maintaining validation documentation and addressing system risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Controls Engineering.
• 5 years PLC programming, vision systems, and controls troubleshooting in a regulated medical manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of RS232, Ethernet/IP, and remote I/O communications protocols.
• Proficiency with Keyence, Cognex, Teledyne vision systems.
• Understanding of Java, Python, SQL and/or Visual Basic.
• Excel, Word, Access, and related software for machine design and monitoring.
• Experience with sensor technologies including 0-20mA, 4-20mA, 0-5VDC, 0-10VDC.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design and manage control and data acquisition systems for production equipment.
• Interact daily with automation integrators to track progress and resolve issues.
• Develop robust manufacturing techniques for high-volume use.
• Generate and maintain validation lifecycle documentation.
• Identify root-causes of issues and implement corrective actions.
• Use machine data to develop process performance tools for daily monitoring.
• Coordinate with operations, engineering and quality to address issues.

Skills

PLC programming

Vision systems

Troubleshooting

Protocols

Programming languages

Office software

Sensors

Interpersonal comms

Multi-priority mgmt

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering

Tools

Keyence

Cognex

Teledyne

Job description

DEKA seeks a Product Development Automation Engineer to specify, engineer, integrate, validate and support automated manufacturing equipment for mass production of DEKA innovations.

You will design control and data acquisition systems, interact with large automation integrators, and develop cutting-edge techniques for high-volume production while maintaining validation documentation and addressing system risks.