Senior Factory Automation Engineer, II USA - Provo UT

Claire Manufacturing/Dandy; Provo (UT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dandy is seeking a Senior Factory Automation Engineer to own the 3D measurement systems at our Provo, UT factory. You’ll be the single technical owner in a 24/7 production environment, accountable for uptime, yield, and future upgrades of high‑volume inspection systems.

You’ll drive improvements with data and direct the roadmap with minimal process overhead. You’ll partner with ML and advanced manufacturing teams, design tooling and fixtures, and lead vendor installations to ensure the equipment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of automation, manufacturing, or equipment engineering experience.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Direct experience with high-volume automated production equipment in live environments.
• Proven ability to maintain and optimize high-speed automated systems (PLC, robotics, vision).
• Root cause methods (5-Whys, Fishbone, 8D) to resolve failures and prevent recurrence.
• Data-driven approach using sensor data and SPC to anticipate failures.
• Ability to define scope with real ambiguity and authority to set the plan.
• Based in or willing to relocate to the Provo, UT area.

Responsibilities

• Own our 3D quality control, sorting, and final inspection systems end to end in live production.
• Drive measurable gains in yield, throughput, and asset utilization via data trends.
• Partner with ML and advanced manufacturing teams to improve inspection accuracy.
• Set the technical roadmap for this equipment and decide what to build next.
• Diagnose failures and implement permanent design fixes rather than workarounds.
• Design and iterate tooling, fixtures, and jigs to improve stability as scale increases.
• Lead vendor installations and ensure tooling meets design specs.
• Build preventative and predictive maintenance to keep systems available.

Skills

Automation Engineering

Manufacturing Equipment

PLC & Robotics

Data-driven/fail diagnostics

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PLC Programming

Machine Vision

3D Metrology Tooling

Job description

Dandy is transforming the massive and antiquated dental industry—an industry worth over $400B. Backed by some of the world’s leading venture capital firms, we’re on an ambitious mission to simplify and modernize every function of the dental practice through technology. As we expand our reach globally, Dandy is building the operating system for dental offices around the world—empowering clinicians and their teams with technology, innovation, and world-class support to achieve more for their practices, their people, and their patients.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Factory Automation Engineer to take full technical ownership of the 3D measurement systems at the heart of our Provo factory; the machines that inspect and sort every restoration we make. High-volume, fully customized, automated manufacturing is one of the hardest problems in production engineering, and 3D inspection at this scale is technology almost no one else is building. You’ll be the single owner of these machines in a 24/7 production environment: accountable for their uptime, their yield, and what they become next. You’ll work with very little process overhead - if you decide a change is needed to hit our targets, you make it.

What You'll Do

• Own our 3D quality control, sorting, and final inspection systems end to end. You are the sole technical owner of these machines in live 24/7 production
• Drive measurable gains in yield, throughput, and asset utilization by monitoring production data trends and closing the loop on the failure modes you find
• Partner with our machine learning and advanced manufacturing teams to improve inspection accuracy and co‑develop the next generation of measurement systems
• Set the technical roadmap for this equipment: decide what gets designed and built next
• Diagnose mechanical and process failures to root cause, then implement permanent design fixes rather than workarounds
• Design and iterate on custom tooling, fixtures, and jigs to improve process stability and material handling as the machines scale
• Lead vendors through installation and commissioning of new equipment, confirming custom tooling and actuators meet design specifications
• Build the preventative and predictive maintenance approach that keeps these systems available without becoming a bottleneck to production

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of experience as an automation, manufacturing, or equipment engineer, on either a development or an operations team
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent hands‑on experience
• Direct experience with high-volume automated production equipment, in live environments where downtime carries immediate cost
• Proven ability to maintain and optimize high-speed automated systems, including PLC logic, robotics, and vision systems
• Root cause rigor using systematic methods (5-Whys, Fishbone, 8D) to resolve complex equipment failures and prevent recurrence
• A data‑driven approach: you use sensor data and statistical process control to anticipate failures rather than react to them
• Comfort defining your own scope. This role comes with real ambiguity and real authority; you'll build the plan rather than receive one
• Based in or willing to relocate to the Provo, UT area.

Bonus Points For

• Experience at a rapid‑growth hardware or advanced manufacturing company where the technology was new and the timelines were short
• A track record of moving up quickly, taking on scope faster than your title did
• Hands‑on experience with 3D scanning, metrology, or machine vision inspection systems
• Experience standing up equipment or a production line from scratch, not only maintaining one you inherited

Benefits & compensation

Actual compensation for roles will vary based on factors including the candidate's location, skills, qualifications, and experience.

Please note that compensation listed for U.S.-based roles applies only to candidates working in the United States. Candidates located outside the U.S. will have regionally adjusted compensation.

For full‑time positions, Dandy offers a wide range of best‑in‑class, comprehensive, and inclusive benefits tailored to each country where we operate. Our local benefits packages typically include healthcare, dental, mental health support, parental planning resources, retirement savings options, and generous paid time off—ensuring our team members are supported no matter where they live and work.

Equal employment opportunity

Dandy is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture that celebrates authenticity to win as one. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Dandy also fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We are dedicated to embracing challenges and creating an accessible, inclusive workplace for all individuals. If you require any accommodations for your interview or have any questions beforehand, rest assured that we will do everything we can to meet your needs. Visit Dandy Careers for more!

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