Automation Engineer

**Date**:Apr 22, 2025

**Location**: Apodaca, NLE, MX, 66614

**Company**:Corning

Requisition Number: 68096

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Our Optical Communications segment has recently evolved from being a manufacturer of optical fiber and cable, hardware and equipment to being a comprehensive provider of industry-leading optical solutions across the broader communications industry.This segment is classified into two main product groupings - carrier network and enterprise network. The carrier network product group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network product group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use.

**Role Purpose**:
Collaborate with the design, development, and implementation of automated solutions that optimize operational efficiency, enhance product quality, and contribute to the overall growth and success of the company. By collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will play a crucial role in identifying opportunities for process automation, creating innovative solutions, and assisting in the maintenance and continuous improvement of existing automated systems.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Execute tasks on projects generate Automation designs and successful equipment implementations
- Sustains and improve automation project cost, quality, and capability
- Generates BOMS, Design documentation packages, support documents, and all verifications for new Automation and Fixturing equipment, assure successful manufacturing installation through EEM, MOC, Safety Validations, Ergonomics etc
- Role includes individual contributor and project work-stream activities, such as leading DESGN projects, capital tracking, task follow up, status preparation, data communication, tollgates preparation, implementation control, data generation etc.
- Project Management, team Member and work stream Project leader on all assigned Automation projects
- Audits Received goods Scope of work/ technical scope Compliance, to assure specified requirements and specs are meet, provides full SISTEMA, Ergo and SOW Compliance Report
- Utilize statistical tools, engineering data, and DMAIC/DESGN/Lean/MEE/TRIZ methodologies to deploy and validate Automation solutions
- Document safety and ergonomic analysis on designed operations and processes
- Implement Safety and Ergonomic improvements on Designed areas
- Executes mechanical, electrical, electromechanical design generation / validation, provides feedback report
- Propose and implement iKaizen and Safety iKaizen (ergonomic devices and processes) to enable a safe work environment; support and perform 5S implementation in work area to achieve Plant goal
- Executes, fabrication, off-line integration, testing, production start-up support, training of plant personnel and technology transfer

**Experiences/Education - Required**:
**Education.**
- Bachelor of Science or Engineering Degree or higher in relevant discipline
- Bilingual (English and Spanish),

**Work Experience**
- 0-2 years required, 1 years desired of experience in Process/Manufacturing engineering, Quality, NPI or Product Engineering in a multi-product manufacturing environment using Statistical Process Control or/ and Quality Control & Risk Assessment
- 1 year Experience in programming PLC (AB RSLogix, Controllogix, Siemens S7 and G&L) At least one system
- 1 year of Equipment Development /Troubleshooting experience

**Additional Skills.**
- DMAIC Yellow/Green Belt Training
- Working knowledge of manufacturing Process Control, Manufacturing instructions and process documentation is recommended
- Project management or Task Tracking methods
- RCA Sigma Tools demonstrated knowledge
- Statistical understanding Process Capability, deviation, Measurement System Analysis
- Professional knowledge of MS Office (particularly MS Excel software, MS Word, SPC XL desired, Visual Basic a plus)
- Basic Knowledge of Minitab, SPC or equivalent statistical software

**Experiences/Education - Desired**:

- Good communication skills required
- Must be Data Driven, able to work in a team environment, while being capable of working independently in a dyna