Automation Engineering Manager – Robotics & Automation

Automation Engineering Manager – Robotics & AutomationJob reference Number: 343267-1444-26254 Industry Sector: Automation Engineering Manager, Automation Engineer, Robotics Engineer, Robotics, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Manager, Automation, Industrial Robots, Cobots, Universal Robots, Fanuc, Amada, Robotic Welding, Robotic Bending, Press Brakes, Sheet Metal, Metal Fabrication, Manufacturing, CNC, Panel Benders, Laser Cutting, End of Arm Tooling, EOAT, Grippers, Vacuum Systems, Fixtures, Mechatronics, Production Engineering, Process EngineeringLocation: Yonkers, New YorkWorking Hours: 8:30 – 5:00 Remuneration: $100,000 - $135,000 (neg.) & benefits packageThe role of the Automation Engineering Manager – Robotics & Automation will involve: Hands-on technical ownership of robotics and automation within a high-mix sheet metal manufacturing environmentProgramming, teaching and optimising Universal Robots cobots, Amada robotic bending cells, Fanuc deburring robots and robotic welding equipmentSelecting and specifying grippers, suction cups, vacuum systems, fixtures, regrip stations and other end-of-arm toolingImproving the utilisation, productivity and performance of existing robotic and automated cellsManaging and developing a library of 2,000+ existing robot programmes through naming standards, revision control, routings and setup documentationEvaluating future automation opportunities and identifying where existing robotics can be redeployed before new capital investment is madeTraining and developing robot programmers, setup personnel and operators to ensure automated cells can operate effectively across shiftsSupporting preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and spare-parts requirements for robotic cellsEstablishing appropriate safety standards for collaborative and industrial robot cells, including risk assessments, guarding, light curtains and interlocksThe ideal applicant will be an Automation Engineering Manager – Robotics & Automation with: Must have 7+ years' experience within sheet metal fabrication, metal forming or a closely related manufacturing environmentMust have at least 3 years' hands-on experience programming and running industrial robots or cobots in productionMust have hands-on Universal Robots experience, including PolyScope, URCaps or equivalentExperience with robotic press brake tending, ideally Amada or comparable bending automationExperience selecting and applying end-of-arm tooling including mechanical grippers, vacuum/suction cups, magnetic grippers and quick-change systemsIdeally have Amada robotic bending and Fanuc robot experience, including teach pendant and Roboguide or similarExperience with Salvagnini panel benders or comparable panel-bending technology would be advantageousIdeally have experience with laser cutting automation, nesting and the transition from cutting to formingHigh-mix, low-volume manufacturing experience would be advantageousWould consider someone studying this at university/a recent graduate