Advanced Manufacturing Engineer

Req ID: 12040

Work Flexibility: Onsite

We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come… for our customers, our communities, and our planet.

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We are positioned at the intersection of sustainability and technology. Our businesses develop technology that helps save our customers energy and reduce their carbon emissions. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications.

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Job Summary

Be Approachable, Be Mindful of solutions, Be Energetic with your customers - Be A.M.E.!
We're seeking talented and enthusiastic Advanced Manufacturing Engineer with experience improving process integrity. The Advanced Manufacturing Engineering position is a pivotal position with the priority of successfully evaluating new and existing processes and configuring manufacturing systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability, and develop best practices within processes throughout the supply chain. We invite you to apply and join our winning team and light the way to a brilliant, productive and connected world!

Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

Design and implement new equipment, mechatronic solutions, and business solutions to improve manufacturing methods for maximum efficiency and quality.
Research and review industry trends and emerging technology advancements by attending trade shows, reading various trade publications, and working with vendors.
Work with product and engineering teams in the development of new products to ensure they are designed for manufacturability, service, and meet corporate cost and quality objectives.
Project engineering/management, including creating and maintaining project logbooks, design reviews, progress control, pre/final acceptance with suppliers and internal departments.
Lead complex projects that cut across various organizational, functional, and international boundaries.
Develop formal business cases for new investment projects and present solutions to executive leadership.
Establish and maintain project schedules/ timelines to meet planned milestones and supplier timing.
Develop and control project budgets and spending to ensure all projects are completed under the approved budget.
Responsible for developing and reviewing machine capacity models and providing recommendations/solutions for capacity shortfalls.
Provide Capability analysis (Cp/Cpk) & GR&R support for new and existing processes.
Lead and participate in Kaizen events to improve ABL processes.
Train operations teams on new machines and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Strong appetite to innovate and lead with speed & accuracy.

Design and implement new Industry 4.0 initiatives around Process Digitization such as:

Cobotics/ Robotics (Labor Assist to Prevent / Remove unsafe, repetitive, un-productive tasks)
Additive Manufacturing (3D) and Digital Warehouse
Simulation Engineering (Digital Twin Modeling)
Cloud based computing / Smart Cell Design / A.I. capabilities
Augmented Reality / Wearables applications
Predictive Analytics (decreasing downtime, increasing throughput, and overall reducing costs)
Democratizing Data (connecting operations to gain accessibility to disparate data sources)
ESG initiatives (Environmental, Social, Governance related projects)

Supervisory Responsibilities

Responsible for directing and overseeing projects in collaboration with internal and external project resources.

Education and Experience

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Engineering and/or Engineering Technology or equivalent field.

2+ years of experience in the manufacturing industry.

Job Requirements

• Extensive knowledge of engineering practices and principles as well as understanding scientific methods of problem solving.

• Demonstrated ability with cost analysis, product design methods, interpersonal skills and the ability to integrate all of these skills to a productive cost-effective result.

• Excellent program and project management skills with a sense of urgency and strong document management.

• Excellent analytical skills including the ability to analyze, troubleshoot, process, change and improve design and equipment.

• Experience and knowledge of Lean Principles, Lean Cell Design, Kaizen, and demonstrated ability in continuous improvement.

• Strong presentation, written and verbal skills.

• Able to communicate ideas and recommendations to non-engineer team members in a clear manner.

• Professional/ mature demeanour under stressful conditions.

• Must be competent with CAD systems, DFM, and FMEA.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI).

• Must be able to communicate complex concepts to personnel at all levels of organization in written and verbal forms.

• Must be fluent in English language, both oral and written. Knowledge of the Spanish language a plus.

• Ability to travel internationally required.

Characteristics of Standard Level

• Requires working knowledge and expanded conceptual knowledge in primary technical job family and broadens capabilities; has worked with and is proficient with current technologies.

• Continues to build knowledge of the company, processes and customers.

• Performs a range of technical assignments related to job discipline.

• Uses prescribed guidelines or policies in analyzing situations.

• Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity organization. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnic or national origin, disability, pregnancy, and religion.

Any unsolicited resume submitted to Acuity Inc. by a third party, such as an Agency recruiter, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Acuity Inc. mailing address, fax machine, or email address, directly to Acuity Brands employees or to the Acuity Brands resume database, shall be deemed the property of Acuity Inc.. Acuity Inc. will NOT pay a fee for any hiring resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume will be deemed by Acuity Inc. to have been referred by the Agency free of charge or fee. This includes any agency that is an approved/contracted provider but does not have the proper approvals to participate in a search.

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