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Job Description: Senior Automation Engineer (Immediate Opening)

Cambridge Security Seals seeks a Senior Automation Engineer with strong mechanical and electrical engineering skills and a proven track record of integration with fully automated injection molding production processes. This is an immediate opening at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Pomona, NY.

The primary focus and key responsibilities of this position are the design, development, maintenance, documentation, and integration/implementation of complex, high speed assembly equipment utilized in the high-volume production of security seals. The successful candidate will be responsible for system specification, machine tooling, fixture design, and automation programming. Hands-on and supervisory experience of automated equipment assembly, electro-mechanical equipment, and electro-mechanical design of production fixtures is required.

As Senior Automation Engineer, you will work closely as part of a Continuous Improvement development team to innovate while cultivating and nurturing a quality culture, reliability strategy, and high-performance infrastructure. This position requires someone who can think out-of-the-box in terms of automated manufacturing techniques and processes to propose and develop innovative and effective solutions to any challenge encountered, as well as recommending improvements to our current processes. You will also be required to interact with and oversee contract manufacturers for outsourced projects.

This is a unique opportunity for the right candidate with a solid history of innovative achievement seeking to lead a team within a culture of continuous improvement for a rapidly growing company that manufactures best-in-class products. If you get up every morning eager to change the status quo for the better by applying your unique skills to make a difference - join us! At CSS, our engineers contribute to a variety of projects across many aspects of manufacturing, assembly, and operations. This position, with its focus on automation, will not only utilize but stretch your technical skills and knowledge.

Our ideal candidate is not only technically proficient with an engineering degree, but is a team player with strong communication skills, detail oriented and deadline driven, with a passion to innovate and succeed.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• The design and development of automation projects including initial concept, design requirements, system architecture, test plan, prototype fabrication/testing, and final production release.
• Working within multi-discipline project teams to develop drawing and specification documents, and develop PM protocols (including spare parts, service intervals, training/guiding maintenance personnel, etc.).
• Ensuring that customer requirements get translated into professional and accurate Statements of Work and RFQ responses by understanding both product specifics and manufacturing and assembly techniques and variables.
• Creating detailed documentation including, but not limited to, design input requirements, specifications, design of experiments, acceptance test, validation protocols, detailed drawings and bills of materials.
• Selecting and specifying equipment components, such as lasers, motors, pneumatics, conveyors and other part-feeding, finishing, and assembly components.
• Documenting process, procedures, protocols, and training materials for staff and stakeholders.
• Evaluating and recommending engineering modifications to equipment or processes to improve product quality, increase line uptime, increase throughput, reduce costs, and enhance plant safety.
• Assisting in on-boarding, training, coaching, and mentoring Junior Engineers.
• Staying current with new and evolving relevant technologies.
• Performing computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) work that requires an expert knowledge of CADD using Solid Works.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in field with 10+ years of related work experience or Masters degree in field with 5+ years of related work experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience to perform at this level.
• Hands-on experience with electro-mechanical design, development, troubleshooting, and maintenance of automated manufacturing equipment.
• Understanding of (ideally, experience with) plastic injection molding processes, laser marking, and other automated finishing and assembly techniques and processes.
• Strong proficiency in Solid Works 3D modeling.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, MS Project, and Outlook).

Required Traits

• Self-starter with a strong work ethic.
• The ability to appropriately prioritize and plan complex work in a rapidly changing environment, with the ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to combine with strong technical skills to creatively and practically solve problems in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical issues to internal and external stakeholders.
• A performance-driven, team-oriented and client-focused attitude/demeanor.
• The ability to work productively and cooperatively in a team environment.

This is a manufacturing-facility-based position in Rockland County. You must presently live in or have a reasonable daily commute to the Rockland County area. In addition, you must pass initial and random drug testing.

Compensation and Benefits

• Stable, positive work environment
• Starting salary: $90,000
• Participation in our company's benefits plan (upon eligibility).
• Participation in our company's 401K plan (upon eligibility).
• Paid vacation and personal days (upon eligibility).

About Cambridge Security Seals

Cambridge Security Seals is a privately held enterprise headquartered in Pomona, New York. CSS is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of tamper-evident, tamper-resistant, and high-security loss prevention seals, track-and-trace devices, and allied products to meet the growing needs of customers across a wide range of industries.
Our team of manufacturing specialists, engineers, operations professionals work as a cohesive unit to address all the challenges across an extremely wide scope of applications faced by our diverse customer base across industries ranging from Airlines, Transportation & Logistics to Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear, Medical, and Fire Safety. Using cutting-edge production technologies and tapping into cross-industry development resources, we collaborate to develop innovative solutions that uniquely position our company to provide safe and secure tamper-proof and tamper-evident products to support the demands of a rapidly changing world.
To apply for this position, please email a resume and cover letter to hr@cambridgeseals.com.
Cambridge Security Seals is an equal opportunity employer.