Automation Specialist

Job Title: Automation Specialist

Job Description:

At LTTS, we are seeking an experienced Automation Specialist to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manufacturing automation and project management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate user requirements into functional design and technical concepts
• Provide advanced technical solutions and lead teams through the process
• Demonstrate creativity and ingenuity in applying engineering principles and practices
• Devise innovative solutions to existing manufacturing problems
• Apply working knowledge of product design and assembly to the manufacturing process
• Conduct plant assessments and understand customer requirements and define DOU/SOW
• Support in preparing RFQ/RFIs to vendors and evaluate vendor quotes
• Support in preparing proposals to customers and play a role in winning projects
• Coordinate offshore and vendor teams based on project requirements
• Support Project Status Reviews and Senior Management Reviews
• Responsible for customer satisfaction and future engagement with customers

Required Skills:

• Project Management Skills and End-to-end Automation project execution experience
• Project estimation and Proposal preparation
• Customer Management
• Vendor Management and RFQ to Vendors
• Offshore coordination
• Plant assessments
• Very good interpersonal and communication skills
• Critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities
• Business development skills and coordination with sales

Preferred Skills:

• Manufacturing Automation experience
• Experience in custom engineered solution businesses as well as factory automation
• Experience in developing system integration solutions for assembly line automation projects
• Strong Fundamental knowledge of Mechanical Engineering and control automation
• Good understanding of the automation ecosystem
• Automation high-level concept preparation
• Automation ROM and BOM high-level estimation
• Low-cost automation, Fixture design, SPM, and Testing machine knowledge
• Robotics/Collaborative robot Automation
• Process Automation
• Assembly, Pick and place, Vision, and Inspection automation
• Industry experience - Truck and Off Highway Manufacturing
• Knowledge of Operation technology communication protocols
• Automation Cell integration experience (Robotics/Pneumatic/PLC/Safety etc.)
• Integration experience in robotics and linear motion systems
• Competent in performing value stream mapping and leading lean manufacturing initiatives

Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering