Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer - Littleton, MA

Job Description

Job Description

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer to lead process optimization, automation projects, and manufacturing improvements within a growing advanced manufacturing operation. You'll play a key role in enhancing productivity, quality, and operational performance while supporting new product introductions and future site expansion.

Client Details

My client is a recognized global manufacturer that develops highly engineered products and technologies used across critical industries including life sciences, industrial manufacturing, and essential infrastructure. The organization is committed to innovation, operational excellence, sustainability, and delivering solutions that help customers improve efficiency and performance.

With a collaborative culture and strong focus on continuous improvement, the business invests heavily in its people, engineering capabilities, and manufacturing operations. Employees have the opportunity to work within a modern manufacturing environment, partner with international teams, and contribute to projects that have a direct impact on business growth and customer success.

The company promotes a values-driven culture centered around collaboration, customer focus, integrity, safety, respect, and excellence, creating an environment where employees are empowered to develop professionally and make meaningful contributions.

Description

Reporting directly into the Head of NAM Engineering, you will be responsible for the following:

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on productivity, quality, efficiency, and manufacturing performance.
• Lead automation and manufacturing engineering projects to support production growth and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with global engineering and manufacturing teams to standardize equipment, tooling, fixtures, and processes across sites.
• Develop, justify, and execute capital expenditure projects to support facility expansion and manufacturing capability enhancements.
• Analyze manufacturing processes and implement solutions that reduce waste, rework, scrap, and process variation.
• Design and improve assembly equipment with a focus on ergonomics, safety, reliability, and performance.
• Support new product introduction activities to ensure manufacturing processes are scalable, robust, and cost effective.
• Troubleshoot manufacturing equipment and production processes, providing technical leadership and root cause analysis.
• Specify, source, and implement tools, gauges, fixtures, and manufacturing equipment.
• Lead corrective action activities and support resolution of production issues, customer concerns, and supplier-related challenges.
• Manage engineering change processes and ensure manufacturing documentation remains accurate and compliant.
• Create and maintain work instructions, standard operating procedures, and visual process documentation.
• Promote compliance with quality, safety, and regulatory requirements across manufacturing operations.

Profile

The successful candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering along with several years of manufacturing engineering experience within a production environment.

Candidates should demonstrate:

• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing automation engineering.
• Experience with PLC's.
• Strong knowledge of assembly and test processes within a manufacturing setting.
• Experience using Statistical Process Control and other quality-focused methodologies.
• Proven ability to analyze manufacturing systems, identify improvement opportunities, and implement process enhancements.
• Hands-on experience with Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Working knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD software.
• Experience applying FMEA, Design for Manufacture and Assembly, Root Cause Analysis, and structured problem-solving tools.
• Exposure to Six Sigma methodologies, with Green Belt or BlackBelt certification highly regarded.
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• The ability to work independently while effectively supporting broader engineering and production teams.
• Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• A commitment to safety, quality, teamwork, and continuous improvement

Job Offer

• Opportunity to join a stable and growing global manufacturer with a strong reputation for innovation.
• High level of technical ownership and visibility across major manufacturing and automation initiatives.
• Opportunity to influence site expansion, capital investment projects, and strategic operational improvements.
• Diverse role combining automation, manufacturing engineering, continuous improvement, and project leadership responsibilities.
• Collaborative culture that values professional development, teamwork, and knowledge sharing.
• Opportunity to work on products and technologies that support critical industries and essential applications.
• Long-term career development potential within a global organization committed to investing in engineering talent and operational excellence.

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