Process Engineer

FANUC America Corporation

Rochester Hills (MI)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 115,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Program

Life Insurance

Disability Plans

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Generous Holiday & Vacation Program

Job summary

FANUC America Corporation located in Rochester Hills, MI, seeks a Process Engineer to develop and maintain detailed project plans for robotic automation systems. You will oversee mechanical, pneumatic, and process requirements, and lead design reviews while coordinating cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes customer-focused problem solving, hands-on field troubleshooting of pneumatic systems, and travel to customer sites as needed. Strong CAD experience and simulation skills are required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
3+ years in mechanical system engineering, design, and robotic integration.
Experience with CAD software: AutoCAD, SolidWorks, ROBOGUIDE.
Knowledge of 3D and discrete-event simulation methods.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

Review customer specifications for planning and meeting requirements.
Lead development of vacuum tooling and vacuum infrastructure.
Plan, request, follow-up, and approve all mechanical engineering issues.
Attend internal and customer project kick-off meetings and provide technical expertise.
Coordinate delivery and return of project documentation for customer approval.
Travel to customer sites (~30% travel) for testing and debugging.

Skills

Robot automation systems

Problem solving

Pneumatic system troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

ROBOGUIDE

3D Simulation

Job description

Who You Are

In this role as a Process Engineer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a detailed project technical plan and engineering task list regarding the form, fit, and function of the system, overseeing the mechanical, pneumatic, and process requirements, and scheduling/leading design review meetings to ensure open issues are tracked, and documentation is accurate.

Who You Are

You must be a customer-focused, problem-solver who enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams and have experience with ROBODRILL, as well as the ability to troubleshoot pneumatic system designs in the field.

How It’s Done

Review customer specifications for planning and meeting requirements
Communicate with Project Manager regularly to ensure accuracy of the project schedule
Lead the development of the following:

Vacuum Tooling along with the entire vacuum infrastructure
Conveyors capable of transferring warehouse items such as envelops, polybags, parcels, boxes
Pneumatic system designs, including schematic design and BOM development
Equipment arrangement, Robot Reach, Payload Analysis, Cycle-time, tolerance studies, Mechanical & Pneumatic component sizing, system Sequence-of-Operations
Spare parts lists, maintenance and operational manuals, and 3D simulations for validating engineering requirements (develop and maintain 3D simulations)

Generate written specifications detailing system functionality
Generate the Robot Safety Risk Assessment and review with project team
Plan, request, follow-up, and approve all mechanical engineering issues
Attend internal & customer project kick-off meetings and provide technical expertise
Review detailed project budget and provide forecast updates
Identify all work cell equipment that requires mechanical design and build and:

Coordinate internal design resources based on capacity
Develop specifications to line-up external design/build sources, review quotes and place orders
Monitor progress and continuously review internal and external designs

Generate runoff criteria & coordinate the buyoff of equipment built by external suppliers prior to shipment to FANUC America
Support field installation, debug, & customer plant buyoff activities
Coordinate delivery & return of all documentation for customer approval
Ensure required documentation is available to manufacturing department for integration build; review and approve redline changes on manufacturing floor
Ensure as-built documentation package is delivered to the customer
Generate run‑off documentation per project and customer requirements
Provide proposal support and review per assigned application areas
Generate Work Change Request documents as necessary
Ability to travel to customer sites, occasionally overnights and on weekends, as required for testing and debugging systems (~30% total travel during survey and commissioning phases)
Other duties as assigned

What You Need

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience
3+ years of experience and expertise in (mechanical) system engineering, design, and integration of robotic automation systems
Experience with CAD software including AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and ROBOGUIDE Simulation.
Knowledge of 3D Simulation and discrete-event simulation methods
Must have or be able to obtain a valid driver’s license
Must be able to drive throughout the organization’s service area for business as required

What Would Be Even Better

3+ years of experience and expertise in (mechanical) system engineering, design, and integration of robotic automation systems.
Exposure to ISO-9000, QS-9000, & TE Supplement quality systems.
Familiarity with Reliability & Maintainability techniques such as FMEA, Root Cause Analysis, MTTR, MTBF, Availability, OEE, etc.

It’s Your Move

Joining FANUC means becoming part of a team that values your unique perspective and encourages continuous learning and collaboration. We foster a culture where respect and innovation go hand in hand, and where your contributions help shape the future of automation and robotics.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career, we invite you to apply today. We look forward to learning more about you!

Benefits

We offer market competitive pay and benefits programs, as well as opportunities for advancement, knowledge and skill development, and recognition of individual achievements. In addition, we offer the following benefits to our employees: