Engineering Process Engineer - Automation & Robotics

OPmobility; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive solutions provider in Greenville, South Carolina, is seeking an Engineering Technician with a focus on Automatism and Robotics. This role involves ensuring the success of assembly equipment projects, driving innovations in robotics, and enhancing operational efficiency. Candidates should have 2-3 years of experience in the automotive field, a strong understanding of HSE/ergonomics, and the ability to work with various programming languages and simulation software. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and innovative workplace.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in assembly projects in automotive or equipment supplier context.
• Advanced experience in robotics and automatism is preferable.
• Good understanding of health, safety, and ergonomics requirements.

Responsibilities

• Follow project specifications and ensure proper equipment handover to the plant.
• Support technical improvements in the assembly process.
• Participate in operations productivity workshops and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Experience in robotics

Knowledge of HSE/ergonomics

PLC & HMI programming

Education

Engineering Technician or Master's degree in Automatism and Robotics

Tools

FANUC simulation software

KUKA simulation software

Allen Bradley software

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world‑leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation‑driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting‑edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Key Responsibilities

• HSE (100% conformity) – Project quality/cost/delivery – Standards conformity
• Supplier robotic/plc/hmi program modification

Main Missions

• Follows up design and realization of assembly equipment (serial or prototyping) according to customer requirements, project specifications (costs, timing, quality), assembly standards/best practices and HSE/ergonomics requirements
• Ensures proper equipment handover to the plant (performance convergence, training for plant team)
• Participates in technical knowledge improvement of assembly technologies domain and in lessons learnt for projects under his/her responsibility
• Follows the Support Optimap/Optipro project development including AVP phases; supports operations in case of technical major/new issue
• Ensures consistent knowledge sharing and transfer by participating in assembly networks, OPTIPRO or Optimap work packages
• HSE (100% conformity) – Project quality/cost/delivery – Standards conformity

Responsibilities

Classic Assembly

• Follows HSE and ergonomics standards and rules
• Participates in the conception of the assembly process and equipment with EPM, MPM and associated extended team
• Supports MPM/IPM for technical choices in order to improve the process
• Establishes technical and economic analysis of suppliers’ offers, together with purchasing department, in order to select the best solution

Follow‑up of Design and Realization of Assembly Equipment

• Realises functional specifications regarding project elements and standard elements
• Validates equipment study (including supervision of FMEA), ergonomics study and the choice of possible solutions
• Updates/adapts former feasibility study and technical choices if needed (perimeter changes)
• Validates equipment in supplier workshop, fine‑tunes the equipment in the plant and ensures smooth transfer to plant team
• Ensures the tuning of the equipment is properly done following instructions given by EPM/MPM, in order to converge to the product conformity
• Validates necessary documentation for each equipment
• Analyses results of actions plan, of validation plan and risk plans
• Participates in capability validation for each equipment
• Participates in lessons learned activities, productivity projects… led in the assembly department

Assembly Automation

Applies and promotes application of HSE and quality policies and procedures including:

• PLC & robot & HMI program risk analysis
• Follow up and promote HSE validation

During those activities, the job holder has to apply or has to make applied integrated management system (Quality, Environment, and Safety).

He/she is responsible for the destruction of its parts in the local rules respect.

Assistance to Operations

• Supports operations in case of major or new issue on assembly processes/equipment, including:
  • Automation audit on equipment/cell
  • Supplier robotic/plc/hmi program modification
  • Robot/automation program adjustment during tuning phase/retrofit/re‑use
• Participates in operations productivity workshops

Customer / Industrial Projects

• Validates technical feasibility of robotics aspects and participates to design for manufacturing if required
• Supports the definition of equipment specifications & supplier sourcing
• Supports the validation and commissioning of robotized applications following development of robotic equipment standard (functional analysis, validation plan, project report and so on)
• Ensures methodological and technical standards are applied in all the projects
• Consolidates lessons learnt from the projects into métier best practices and standards

Metier Activities

• Contribute to robotic network activities linked to central roadmap
• Participate during definition/define of technical standards
• Industrialize validated solutions

Knowledge Sharing

• Participate in assembly métier networks
• Train new PPA, MPM, EPM… development of robotic equipment standard

Desired Profile

• Engineering Technician with experience or Engineering Master degree in Automatism and Robotics
• 2/3 years of experience in assembly field in plant or equipment supplier or other automotive tier 1 supplier as assembly equipment project manager
• Possible for young engineer graduate with former experience in assembly as trainee or intern
• Advanced experience in robotics and automatism
• Good understanding of HSE/ergonomics

Knowledge in Robotics

• FANUC robot: TPE language, simulation Roboguide software
• KUKA robot: KCL language, simulation Kuka Sim Pro software

Knowledge in PLC/HMI

• Allen Bradley: Ladder language, structured language, RSLogix, FactoryTalk View software knowledge
• Siemens: TIA Portal, Step 7, Ladder/Structured Text, WinCC HMI

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.