Equipment Planning Engineer – Paint & Automation

About Kyyba

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI, Kyyba has a global presence delivering high-quality resources and top-notch recruiting services, enabling businesses to effectively respond to organizational changes and technological advances. At Kyyba, the overall well-being of our employees and their families is important to us. We are proud of our work culture which embodies our core values; incorporating value, passion, excellence, empowerment, and happiness, creates a vibrant and productive atmosphere. We empower our employees with the resources, incentives, and flexibility that they need to support a healthy, balanced, and fulfilling career by providing many valuable benefits and a balanced compensation structure combined with career development.

Job Description:

Who we're looking for:

1. We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Equipment Engineer to join our Equipment Planning Group supporting paint department operations.
2. This role involves approximately 80% office-based and 20% shop-floor activity, and requires hands-on involvement in equipment specifications development, project management, and manufacturing-focused requirements (for example, materials handling).
3. The ideal candidate will have strong manufacturing experience, practical knowledge of robotics and maintenance, and the ability to execute and inspect equipment and systems on site.
4. Responsibilities include supporting conveyor and paint-line projects, planning equipment, creating and reviewing technical and inspection documentation , participating in on-site inspections, and performing quality checks
5. Automotive OEM's Production Engineering Paint Department i s looking for a passionate and highly motivated Planning Senior Engineer
6. The primary responsibility of this role is to evaluate and plan automation robots and expansion projects including process and layout design, equipment specification, standardization across the plants and lead time reduction.
7. Reporting to the Equipment Planning Group Engineering Manager, the person in this role will support the Paint department's objective to plan equipment for new vehicle projects, refurbishment and equipment life cycle management for the North American plants.

What you'll be doing :

• Support evaluation of equipment project proposals, including process and equipment capability assessments
• Develop strategies and lead implementation for North American equipment deployment and standardization projects.
• Create presentations and reports to communicate project status and key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Become an expert in multiple paint shop technologies and systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve goals
• Develop standards and RJs for the new technologies and improve gentani for equipment specifications, including CoHE compliance and cross NAM standardization
• Develop standards and improve specifications for equipment, ensuring CoHE compliance and cross-NAM standardization
• Lead specifications, and development processes

What you bring:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent experience in a Automotive OEM engineering or technical role
• Experience with CAD or similar modeling software
• Experience with spec development
• Experience creating A3 and/or Ringi documents for equipment procurement
• Ability to identify project constraints and develop effective countermeasures
• 2 years of project management experience
• PLC experience and knowledge – Nice to have

What you may bring

• Bilingual: English/Spanish/Japanese – Nice to have
• Conveyor experience and knowledge
• MSRC and or Machine Risk Analysis Experience
• Experience with new model introduction processes
• Experience with paint shop booths, ovens, abatement systems, air houses, and enclosures
• Experience in equipment maintenance
• Experience in automation and/or robot programming
• Experience with vision system evaluation, programming, a nd use cases

Disclaimer:

· Kyyba is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

· Kyyba does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Minorities / Females / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.”

·It is the policy of Kyyba to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Kyyba at 248-813-9665

Rewards:

· Medical, dental, vision

· 401k

· Term life

· Voluntary life and disability insurance

· Optional Pre-paid legal plan

· Optional Identity theft plan

· Optional Medical and dependent FSA

· Work-visa sponsorship

· Opportunity for advancement

· Long-term assignment with opportunity for hire by client

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· An INC 5000 company for 10 years

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