Process Engineer

Insight Global; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Metro Detroit is seeking a Process Engineer to join a high-volume robotics and manufacturing environment. You will drive process planning through integration, develop automated processes, perform risk assessments and FMEAs, and collaborate with mechanical, controls, simulation, and purchasing teams.

The role requires stepping into active projects with limited ramp-up while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting, including safety reviews, equipment specifications,

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on process, project, or mechanical systems engineering experience within robotic automation/system integration.
• Experience developing or optimizing automated manufacturing processes, including equipment/process specifications.
• Experience with engineering documentation such as FMEA, device lists/BOMs, cycle-time analysis, specifications, and sequence of operations.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Join active automation projects and own process-engineering deliverables from planning through implementation.
• Develop and optimize the manufacturing/automation process while ensuring the system meets customer requirements.
• Complete project risk assessments and FMEAs and help define appropriate safety requirements.
• Develop device lists covering sensors, switches, cylinders, and other equipment required by controls engineering.
• Partner with simulation engineers on event/cycle timing to determine how long automated processes will take.
• Write equipment and system specifications, then work with purchasing to obtain quotes and source required equipment.
• Review customer specifications and maintain accurate project engineering documentation.
• Coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams and, depending on project size, work under a Senior Process Engineer.
• Support equipment layouts, robot reach/payload considerations, cycle-time analysis, mechanical/pneumatic component sizing, and sequence of operations as needed.
• Participate in design reviews, project kickoffs, equipment integration, testing/debug, and customer buyoff activities.

Skills

Robotic automation

Process engineering

Controls aptitude

Cycle-time analysis

FMEA

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessments

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

ROBOGUIDE

Job description

• 3+ years of hands-on process, project, or mechanical systems engineering experience within robotic automation/system integration
• Strong mechanical or controls aptitude with the ability to step into active projects with minimal training
• Experience developing or optimizing automated manufacturing processes, including equipment/process specifications
• Working knowledge of robotic/automation safety and risk assessments, including safety devices and safe work-cell design
• Experience with engineering documentation such as FMEA, device lists/BOMs, cycle-time analysis, specifications, and sequence of operations
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• CAD knowledge, particularly AutoCAD or SolidWorks
• FANUC ROBOGUIDE or other robot simulation experience
• Experience with FMEA, root-cause analysis, OEE, MTTR, MTBF, or similar reliability/process methodologies
• Previous FANUC or comparable robotic automation/integration experience
• Experience working on cross-functional project teams with controls, mechanical, simulation, project management, purchasing, and manufacturing groups

Job Description

Job Description Insight Global is seeking a Process Engineer for a top robotic automation and manufacturing client in Metro Detroit. This individual will join a high-volume engineering environment supporting robotic automation projects from process planning through integration and implementation. The Process Engineer will develop and optimize automated processes, conduct risk assessments and FMEAs, create device lists and technical specifications, analyze cycle timing, and collaborate closely with mechanical, controls, simulation, purchasing, and project-management teams. The ideal candidate has meaningful robotic automation or system-integration experience and can step into active projects with minimal ramp-up while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The role also encompasses technical planning, mechanical and pneumatic requirements, design reviews, equipment specifications, safety risk assessments, testing/debugging, and customer buyoff.

Day-to-Day

• Join active automation projects and own process-engineering deliverables from planning through implementation
• Develop and optimize the manufacturing/automation process while ensuring the system meets customer requirements
• Complete project risk assessments and FMEAs and help define appropriate safety requirements
• Develop device lists covering sensors, switches, cylinders, and other equipment required by controls engineering
• Partner with simulation engineers on event/cycle timing to determine how long automated processes will take
• Write equipment and system specifications, then work with purchasing to obtain quotes and source required equipment
• Review customer specifications and maintain accurate project engineering documentation
• Coordinate with cross-functional engineering teams and, depending on project size, work under a Senior Process Engineer
• Support equipment layouts, robot reach/payload considerations, cycle-time analysis, mechanical/pneumatic component sizing, and sequence of operations as needed
• Participate in design reviews, project kickoffs, equipment integration, testing/debug, and customer buyoff activities
• Use tools including Microsoft Office, with exposure to systems such as Oracle and ADP based on the intake
• Move between projects as business demands change. With the group operating at high capacity, this person needs to be comfortable jumping into whichever project requires support