Product Development Automation Engineer

DEKA Research & Development
Manchester
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Join DEKA as a Product Development Automation Engineer to specify, design, and support automated manufacturing equipment for high-volume production. You will develop control and data acquisition systems, work with large automation integrators, create robust manufacturing techniques, generate validation documentation, and implement root-cause analyses and corrective actions across operations, engineering, and quality teams.

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DEKA Research & Development
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Product Development Automation Engineer

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Job Summary

Join DEKA as a Product Development Automation Engineer to specify, design, and support automated manufacturing equipment for high-volume production. You will develop control and data acquisition systems, work with large automation integrators, create robust manufacturing techniques, generate validation documentation, and implement root-cause analyses and corrective actions across operations, engineering, and quality teams.
Location: Manchester
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Specify, design and manage control and data acquisition systems including electrical, pneumatic, communication and data storage functions for new and existing production equipment
  • •Interact daily with large automation equipment integrators including progress tracking and resolving technical and program issues
  • •Develop robust cutting-edge manufacturing techniques for high-volume use
  • •Generate and maintain validation lifecycle documentation
  • •Effectively and proactively identify root-causes of observed issues or control systems risks, then complete robust, sustained corrective actions

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering or equivalent experience
  • •5 years of experience with PLC programming, vision systems, and controls troubleshooting in a highly regulated medical manufacturing environment
  • •Knowledge of RS232, Ethernet/IP, and remote I/O communications protocols
  • •Proficiency with Keyence, Cognex, Teledyne, or similar vision systems
  • •Understanding of and/or ability to use JAVA, Python, SQL and/or Visual Basic
Experience:5+ yearsMedical manufacturing
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Tech Stack:PLC programmingVision systemsRS232Ethernet/IPRemote I/OKeyenceCognexTeledyneJAVAPythonSQLVisual BasicExcelWordAccess

Company Brief

DEKA Research & Development
DEKA Research & Development is a private R&D and product development firm founded by Dean Kamen that designs and manufactures medical devices, mobility systems, energy and water solutions, and low-volume production prototypes for healthcare and industrial customers.
Industry: Medical Devices
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Manchester, United States
Founded: 1982
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