Senior Automation Project Engineer - Medical Devices

Location: Buffalo Grove

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Job Posting Start Date 12-08-2025 Job Posting End Date Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world.

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Job Summary To conceive and introduce new precision automated assembly lines and material handling for medical device manufacturing, we’re looking to add a
** Senior Automation Project Engineer - Medical Devices,
** based at our state of the art, 24x7, high-volume
** Buffalo Grove, IL
** manufacturing site**.** (

Note:

Internal Job Title is "Senior Automation Project Engineer")
** What a typical day looks like:
*** Understands customer requirements and leads development of effective manufacturing processes and automation solutions.
* Manages medium and larger automation projects in a medical device environment.
* Develops and presents project business and financial justifications.
* Responsible for leading the specification, engineering and implementation of new material handling and Assembly automation equipment in a medical device manufacturing environment.
* Responsible for leading the conception, specification or design and implementation of modifications and improvements of existing material handling and assembly automation equipment in a medical device environment.
* Lead the collaboration of key stakeholders to develop requirements and specifications for new equipment or modification/improvements to existing equipment.
* Manage and coordinate equipment vendors starting with design through SAT.
* Manage validation for medical device assembly systems, including validation execution.
* Manage the development of technical manuals, drawings, models, training documentation, preventative maintenance plans and troubleshooting guides for automated equipment and automated processes.
* Troubleshooting support during machine commissioning and ramp up, as well as occasional support of existing operations in areas where Subject Matter Expert is needed.
* Lead root cause analysis & drive for permanent corrective actions.
* Work with vendors, plant maintenance and reliability engineering to ensure all new and updated automation equipment has appropriate spare parts, and a robust Preventive Maintenance plan.
** The experience we’re looking to add to our team
*** Requires a
** bachelor’s degree
** in mechanical engineering or mechatronics.
* Requires a minimum of
** 8 - 10 years
** of
** medical device*
* ** engineering
* * experience related to
** automated assembly.**
* ** Automation project management
** experience.
* ** Medical device manufacturing
** experience, including
** validation, change control
** and
** documentation
* * skills.
* Proficient in AutoCAD, Solid Works, or similar software program to create schematics or drawings.
* Proficient in MS Project or other planning software.
* Previous experience with several of the following technologies:
pneumatics, conveyors, variety of sensors, robots,…