Job Overview
The Senior Automation Specialist plays a critical role in managing, introducing, maintaining, and troubleshooting various automated machines. This professional designs new equipment, programs, simulates, and tests automated machinery and processes to accomplish precise tasks.
This specialist will work on custom automation solutions, introducing new transfer equipment through validation into a controlled production environment. They lead the performance of FAT/SAT at automation vendors and carry out full validation IQ/OQ/PQ handover to production of new automation equipment. The specialist writes validation reports as per defined protocols and isolates, replicates, and reports defects to the relevant teams.
Key Responsibilities
* Work on custom automation solutions, introducing new transfer equipment through validation into a controlled production environment
* Lead the performance of FAT/SAT at automation vendors
* Carry out full validation IQ/OQ/PQ handover to production of new automation equipment
* Write validation reports as per defined protocols
* Isolate, replicate, and report defects to the relevant teams
* Implement improvements with measurable results in savings, revenue, or quality
* Program, configure, and integrate new equipment into existing systems
* Provide technician direction and support to fellow team members
* Provide technical support and training to other department resources
* Assist in planning, organizing, monitoring, and oversight of all phases of test automation
* Maintain correct stock levels of repair or replacement parts
* Develop and document process for internal automation and development projects
* Actively support/solve intensified issues from both internal and external customers
* Actively participate in design and code reviews from functional teams
Requirements
* Proficiency in maintaining automation equipment
* Experience with robotics, AI, machine learning vision systems
* Experience with project management
* Solid understanding of computer programming and software development
* Design migration ability to troubleshoot equipment and perform complex system tests alongside simulating protocols to validate that the machinery can do what it has been designed for
* Strong leadership and problem-solving skills
* Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
* Creative thinking skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Strong analytical skills
* Ability to communicate well with other members of the development team
* Excellent manual dexterity
* Extensive stakeholder management and collaboration both internally and externally
* Continual process improvement
* Technical report writing
* Technical mentorship training
* Ability to keep up with the latest technologies
* A desire to continually upgrade technical knowledge
* Exploring and implementing new ways to automate systems
* Programming new automated components - planning and constructing systems that can monitor and control physical processes, control circuits, networked systems, sensors/actuators etc.
* Coding and programming
* Identifying quality issues and writing reports
* Eliminating defects and errors with product and software development