What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Manufacturing Engineer position at Pentangle Tech Services | P5 Group?
Responsibilities
- Deliver automation across products and processes, including heat exchanger automation for water-cooled and air-cooled systems, and final assembly automation.
- Own or support PLC/HMI/safety logic for manufacturing automation systems, utilizing Rockwell and Siemens PLCs.
- Drive reliability improvements through enhanced diagnostics, alarm rationalization, and fault recovery.
- Identify and quantify hard savings opportunities tied to automation, such as labor reduction, scrap reduction, and downtime reduction.
- Build clear automation investment cases, including baseline losses, proposed solutions, and payback analysis.
- Lead vendors and integrators end-to-end through requirements, technical evaluation, and commissioning.
- Ensure quality, safety, and compliance in automation design and commissioning, including risk assessments and safety validation.
- Drive continuous improvement using data-based root cause analysis and Lean tools.
- Develop standards for automation to reduce dependence on tribal knowledge.
Essential Skills
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field.
- 10 years of experience delivering manufacturing automation in production environments.
- 8 years of experience building business cases and delivering verified savings.
- Proficiency in overseeing and leading manufacturing automation delivery.
- Ability to translate manufacturing problems into measurable improvement initiatives.
- Strong vendor/integrator technical leadership skills.
- Data-driven problem-solving capability with a strong safety culture.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering; a Master's degree is a plus.
- Experience with heat exchanger manufacturing and/or commercial HVAC chiller assembly.
- Experience with automated welding, brazing processes, and/or automated leak/pressure testing.
- Familiarity with MES/traceability and industrial networking.
- Lean/Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement leadership experience.
- Experience with control panel process and automation is a plus.
Work Environment
Based in Charlotte, NC, with extensive travel expected as the project advances. This includes travel to China, vendor locations, and greenfield sites in the Southern US. The role may require working 60 hours per week during peak times.