ME _ Snr Advance Manufacturing Engineer

Edwards Vacuum; Oregon; On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Edwards Vacuum seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to drive advanced manufacturing initiatives across automation, robotics, and data analytics. You will lead technology readiness, from concept through pilot validation to industrial deployment, ensuring production-ready solutions.

The role focuses on developing digital manufacturing capabilities to improve process visibility, traceability, and equipment utilization while reducing cycle times and manufacturing costs.

Responsibilities

• Identify and scope advanced manufacturing technologies across automation, robotics, and digital tooling.
• Lead TRL assessments from concept to pilot deployment for production-ready solutions.
• Manage automation projects from requirement capture to installation and production stabilization.
• Develop and implement digital manufacturing solutions for visibility, traceability, and data-driven decisions.
• Drive improvements in cycle time, waste, and OEE while ensuring safety and quality.
• Align multi-year advanced manufacturing initiatives with business goals and product strategy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers to deliver effective manufacturing solutions.
• Establish engineering standards, specs, validation criteria, and best practices across sites.
• Mentor engineers to enhance internal manufacturing technology capabilities.

Skills

Automation

Robotics

Machine Vision

Data Analytics

Digital Manufacturing

Job description

Our solutions are a key part of most industries - electronics, medical research, renewable energy, food production, infrastructure and many more. Working with us means working with the latest technologies and groundbreaking, sustainable innovations.

Join us on our journey for a better tomorrow.

Main Responsibilities as ME

• Identify, assess, and develop advanced manufacturing technologies in areas such as industrial automation, robotics, machine vision, digital manufacturing, additive manufacturing, and data analytics
• Lead Technology Readiness Level, assessments and managing technologies from initial concept and proof of concept through pilot validation and industrial deployment, ensuring that solutions are technically robust and suitable for production application.
• Lead automation projects and new machinery from requirement definition and concept development through technical specification, supplier selection, validation, installation, and production stabilization, with a clear focus on safety, quality, productivity, and operational reliability
• Develop and implement digital manufacturing solutions that improve process visibility, data accuracy, traceability, equipment utilization, and data-driven decision-making across machining and assembly operations
• Deliver measurable improvements in manufacturing performance by reducing cycle time, operational waste, manual handling, process variation, and manufacturing cost, while improving OEE, labor productivity, quality, and equipment utilization.
• Develop and maintain a multi-year advanced manufacturing technology aligned with business priorities, product strategy, manufacturing challenges, and the long-term process development of PCCA as a model factory
• Work closely with NPI ME, Operations ME, Production, Quality, EHS, IT, Procurement, and Product Development teams, as well as equipment suppliers, and technology partners to develop and implement effective manufacturing solutions.
• Establish engineering standards, technical specifications, validation criteria, lessons learned, and best practices for advanced manufacturing technologies, and support their replication across relevant processes and manufacturing sites.
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to engineers to enhance internal manufacturing technology capabilities.

Diverse by nature and inclusive by choice

Bright ideas come from all of us. The more unique perspectives we embrace, the more innovative we are. Together we build a culture where difference is valued and we share a deep sense of purpose and belonging.