Manufacturing Automation & Robotics Specialist

Adient US LLC

Murfreesboro (TN)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 125,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Adient US LLC in Murfreesboro, TN seeks an Automation / Robot Specialist to own performance of automated manufacturing cells. You will develop, integrate, and troubleshoot PLC, robot, vision, motion, and safety systems to meet cycle time, throughput, quality, and uptime goals.

You will launch, stabilize, and document systems, perform root-cause analysis, and provide hands-on support during initial production, ensuring robust automation and clear handoff to sustainment teams.

Qualifications

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering Technology, Robotics, Automation, Electrical Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
At least five years of hands-on experience programming, integrating, optimizing, and troubleshooting industrial automation and robotic systems in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Own automation system performance and daily optimization of automated cells to improve cycle time, throughput, quality, and uptime.
Develop, modify, test, and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, robot, vision, motion-control, safety, and supporting automation programs.
Optimize robot paths, motion profiles, process sequencing, interlocks, alarms, and recovery routines while maintaining safe operation.
Use structured root-cause analysis and corrective action to permanently eliminate chronic equipment and process failures.
Configure, calibrate, validate, and maintain vision systems, sensors, error-proofing devices, servo systems, and networked industrial devices.
Support equipment installation, commissioning, launch, and first 90 days of stabilization in partnership with AMA Lead and cross-functional plant teams.
Perform offline programming, reach studies, cycle-time simulation, risk assessment, and system validation before production implementation.
Manage program revisions through backup and version-control and maintain documentation, schematics, and network diagrams.
Train sustainment personnel and hand off with known issues, recovery procedures, backups, and performance status.
Track performance against cycle-time achievement, direct-labor reduction, repeat-failure elimination, and uptime targets.