Senior Manufacturing Automation Lead Engineer

Moog Inc.; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

401(k) matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Spending and Health Savings

Job summary

Moog Inc. in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Automation Lead Engineer to design, develop and support automated manufacturing cells including robotics, industrial controls, machine tending, and vision systems for our defense manufacturing operations.

The role partners with engineering and operations, requires at least five years in industrial automation, a technical degree, hands‑on controls experience, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience including projects in industrial automation and control systems preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Hands‑on industrial controls and integration experience required.
• Effective communication skills.
• Ability and willingness to be flexible and cope with change in a fast‑paced, dynamic organization.
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver results within deadlines.
• Solid understanding of computer programming and software development as it relates to control systems.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot equipment problems and perform complex automated system tests.

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and recommend appropriate cost‑effective manufacturing automation systems that will provide cost savings and/or increased throughput to existing and future‑state factory systems.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve efficiency, utilization, and output on existing and future manufacturing processes.
• Assist with specification and purchase of automation capital equipment, ensuring a balance between optimizing technological capabilities and return on investment.
• Interact and interface with employees from other departments and external automation integrators for project execution.
• Support continued manufacturing improvement activities involving automation components such as industrial controls, machine vision systems, robotics, etc., resulting in productivity optimization via throughput increase and process variation reduction.
• Provide support and continued development to existing automation projects already in service within Moog facilities.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair automation‑related software and hardware issues.
• Travel may be required as systems are being researched, developed, and installed.
• Comprehend and minimize impact to continued production whilst implementing any new manufacturing automation processes.
• Work effectively in a cross‑functional matrix organization with other teams and sites.

Skills

Industrial automation

Controls engineering

PLC programming

SCADA

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Ignition

Fanuc

Rockwell Automation

CAD

Job description

Moog Inc. in Buffalo, NY is seeking a Manufacturing Automation Lead Engineer to design, develop and support automated manufacturing cells including robotics, industrial controls, machine tending, and vision systems for our defense manufacturing operations.

The role partners with engineering and operations, requires at least five years in industrial automation, a technical degree, hands‑on controls experience, and strong communication.