Lead a team of automation engineers.
Create automation solutions that meet Celestica’s automation goals.
Provide technical guidance and oversight in the definition of flexible and scalable automation solutions.
Develop tools, methods and processes to facilitate automation efforts.
Interface with customers as well as internal and external teams to provide site specific automation needs.
Analyze all aspects of manufacturing process and determine need for automation.
Architect the Design of automation concepts for different assembly processes.
Prepare Request For Proposal/Quote for automation and support all phases of the Project Life Cycle.
Accountable for the training/coaching/mentoring of regional and site engineering resources in automation.
Support continuous improvement of existing automation systems.
Support customer automation needs at NPI (new product introduction) and Product transfer.
Coordinate design of subsystems and integration of total automation system for specific processes.
Be an automation advisor to regional engineering teams and customers.
Collaborate with various automation experts to deliver innovative automation solutions to customers.
Accountable for project management and on time, on budget project execution including leadership of; Communication with all project stakeholders during the entire project from concept to feasibility and from fabrication and test to production.

Minimum 15 years of automation experience in manufacturing industry, preferably in assembly processes for electronic manufacturing industry.
Minimum 5-7 years project management experience in manufacturing industry using tools such as; project and resource planning in MS Project and/or smartsheet.
Experience with integrating 3rd party automation solutions as well as developing on automation equipment.
Bachelor or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering / Robotics/ Mechatronics.
PMP project management certification preferred.

Senior Automation Engineering Manager

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