Automation Engineer

Be part of an innovative, hands‑on manufacturing environment where you'll tackle equipment issues directly, optimize automation systems, and drive continuous improvement to keep world‑class production lines running at peak efficiency!

Job Description

Summary:

The Automation Engineer will design, deploy, and sustain automated assembly and test solutions for high‑volume, high‑mix electrical connector manufacturing (contacts, terminals, housings, overmolded/ insert‑molded components, subassemblies). You'll collaborate with manufacturing, quality, maintenance, tooling, and supply chain to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost across Amphenol Industrial production lines.
Company Introduction:
Amphenol Industrial Operations, headquartered in Endicott, New York with global manufacturing, sales and marketing locations, specializes in delivering a comprehensive range of high-reliability power and signal connectors along with interconnection systems designed specifically for industrial applications. Our solutions cater to diverse industrial sectors such as alternative energy, power generation and storage, rail and mass transit, process control, automotive manufacturing, heavy equipment, wireless base stations, and petrochemical industries.
Our product portfolio encompasses power interconnects utilizing RADSOK contact technology, ruggedized military derivative commercial cylindrical connectors such as AC Threaded (SAE AS50151 style), PT (MIL-DTL-26482 style) and GT reverse bayonet style, assemblies and harnesses using these and other industry standard interconnect. With a dedicated team of over 900 skilled professionals and certifications including ISO
9001 and IATF 16949, Amphenol Industrial Operations consistently meets the highest standards of quality and performance.
Amphenol Industrial Operations proudly operates as a business unit of Amphenol Corporation, headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Solution Development

Own concept-to-ramp for automated assembly and test equipment: requirements (URS), vendor selection, RFQs, design reviews, FAT/SAT, installation, validation, and handover.
Architect PLC/HMI, motion, robotics, and vision systems for processes such as pin/terminal forming and insertion, crimping, press-fit, heat staking, ultrasonic/ laser welding, adhesive/potting, screwdriving, soldering, laser marking, and 100% in-line inspection.
Specify and integrate feeders (vibratory/flexible), servo/pneumatic actuators, tooling, sensors, conveyors, fixtures, and poka-yoke.

Controls, Software, and Data

Program PLCs, HMIs, motion, and safety PLCs
Deploy and program robots/ cobots and machine vision for guidance and inspection.
Connect equipment to MES/SCADA for traceability, barcode/2D data matrix/RFID, OEE, and real-time analytics. Use SPC/DOE/MSA for process capability.

Industrialization and Compliance

Lead PFMEA, control plans, process validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PPAP/FAIR as applicable (IATF 16949, ISO 9001).
Ensure electrical and machine safety compliance, ESD, and LOTO. Partner with EHS on guarding and ergonomics.

Operations Support and CI

Troubleshoot chronic downtime, reduce MTTR/MTBF issues, and drive root cause/corrective actions.
Lead kaizen, SMED, standard work, and 5S to improve throughput, yield, and changeover. o Create documentation (SOPs, schematics, PLC/HMI backups, BOMs), train technicians and operators, and mentor junior engineers.
Manage spares strategy and CMMS inputs with Maintenance
Identify opportunity to improve efficiency, machine up time, cycle time reduction by improving program or stronger the machine learning.

Qualifications

Education & Experience Requirements

Required:

BS in Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or equivalent experience).
3+ years in automation for precision assembly; small-parts or connector manufacturing strongly preferred.
Hands-on PLC/HMI programming, servo/motion tuning, and electrical panel troubleshooting.

Experience with machine vision, pneumatics, and fixture/tooling design.
Read and create electrical/mechanical drawings (schematics, GD&T); familiarity with CAD and EPLAN/AutoCAD Electrical.

Preferred:

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