Location: Auburn Hills,MI, USA
As a Launch Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring that technologies and processes are running as planned, having access to all tools, and collaborating with solutions and operations teams. You will also help lead and shape the design of our solutions as someone with a strong technical background in warehouse automation, and you will have a significant impact on our technology and engineering decisions. You will assist us in developing a strong culture, facilitating automation implementation, and working with us to constantly improve the way we work. This role is remote with the preferred candidate based in one of the following areas: Auburn Hills, Michigan, anywhere in Pennsylvania, or Atlanta, Georgia. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Partners with Solutions Engineering team and acts as SME to execute a successful, on-time, on-budget launch and implementation of new content on the manufacturing floor to achieve the stated build objective (achieve PPAP, complete run at rate, build DV/PV parts, trial run, etc). - Serves as Engineering SME in terms of standards design, implementation, adoption, future development, and execution at each site. Develop & write process documents, flowcharts & review all standards to ensure SOPs and standards accurately reflect the unique operations at a given site. - Drive continuous process improvement, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional operational and development teams to solve problems and implement new solutions - Closely collaborate with other teams to coordinate successful and timely launch activities, including owning kickoff meetings, discovery, UAT, and go-live processes - Support development of risk mitigation actions and prove out plans to support quality launch. - Work with the Solutions Engineering team incorporate any improvements into future solutions in response to lessons learned made during launch. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Industrial, Logistics, Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical or Automation) - 7-10 years' experience overseeing the launch activities in preparation for production, including workflow, cell layouts and trial runs - Experience in Greenfield/Brownfield facility launches - Utilizes pre-determined motion time system tools (such as MOST or MTM). - Experience in agile project management - Experience in implementing WCS / WES - Ability to travel 70-80% PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - PMP Certification - Experience with automation equipment including computer / Machine vision, Robotics, sortation, conveyance, and autonomous robots etc... - Solid understanding of Control system along with IT - OT convergence. - (Preferred) Bilingual (Spanish, English) About the Role Compensation DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package. About DP World Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world's trade flow better, changing what's possible for the customers and communities we serve globally. With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 111,000 employees from 159 nationalities, spanning 77 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that's fit for the future. We're rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology - and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we're at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer's door. DP World is on a mission to transcend boundaries and bridge the gap between all nations and cultures - not just in what we do but also in how we behave. We are dedicated to creating a culture where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential. We believe that embracing inclusion and diversity, drives innovation and growth and helps us connect people, businesses, and societies. Free minds and different perspectives are changing our world, and together we can change what's possible. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O. WE MAKE TRADE FLOW TO CHANGE WHAT'S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.