BU Industrial Automation Engineer

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Main Responsibilities 

• Support design and realization of manufacturing equipment (injection molding, painting, assembly, among others) according to customer requirements, project specifications (costs, timing, quality), assembly standards/best practices and HSE/ergonomics requirements for the North America Exteriors & Lighting business group.
• Seeking breakthrough initiatives on Robotic, PLC and vision systems: Identify new technologies and functions, analyze market and technology trends, benchmark serial products and technologies.
• Contribute to robotic network activities linked to central roadmap.
• Support operations in case of major or new issue on processes/equipment on Vision, PLC (Programable Logic Controller)/ HMI (Human Machine Interface program) Robotic equipment, including: automation audit on equipment/cell, supplier tracking, program adjustments during tuning phase/retrofit/re-use, participate in operations productivity workshops.
• Validate technical feasibility of Vision PLC & Robotics solutions.
• Support the definition of equipment specifications & supplier sourcing.
• Perform in-house programming tasks on PLC HMI Robots and OT/IT devices.
• Participates in equipment handover to the plant (performance convergence, training for plant team).
• Participates in technical knowledge improvement of manufacturing technologies domain and in lessons learnt for projects under his/her responsibility. 
• Ensures consistent knowledge sharing and transfer by participating in assembly/automation networks.
• Establishes technical and economic analysis of suppliers’ offers, together with purchasing department, to select the best solution.
• Supports the Design and the realization of manufacturing equipment. 
• Realizes functional specifications regarding project elements and standard elements.
• Validates equipment study (Including supervision of FMEA), ergonomics study and the choice of possible solutions 
• Updates/adapts former feasibility study and technical choices if needed (Perimeter changes).
• Validates equipment in supplier workshop, fine tune the equipment in the plant and ensure smooth transfer to plant team.
• Ensures the tuning of the equipment is properly done following instructions given by EPM/MPM, to converge to the product conformity, 
• Validates necessary documentation for each equipment.
• Analyses results of actions plan, of validation plan and risk plans.
• Participate in capability validation for each equipment.
• Participate in lessons learned activities, productivity project in the assembly department.

Profile Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as Robotic or PLC specialist
• Knowledge of SIEMENS PLC and FANUC ROBOT
• Project management skills
• Fluent English required
• Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, team player
• Ability to make decision and asses technical solution on his field
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize
• Communication capability skills towards all management levels
• Pedagogical skills

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams, and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.