Paint Process Engineer

Teijin Automotive Technologies is the world leader in the compounding and manufacturing of lightweight composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you’re only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry leading benefits. Called BENEfits4U, our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more. Job Description We are seeking a Paint Process Engineer for our Huntington, Indiana Plant. Summary: Responsible for specifying, designing, and implementing robot path programming and paint application. Main Duties and Responsibilities: • Improve the design and process control of the paint department operations. • Equipment and control panel upgrades. • Conveyor control integration with paint robots. • Data acquisition improvements for production reporting. • Safety device and logic changes for zoned safety. • Networking and communications upgrades for reliability. • Allen Bradley PLC logic improvements for uptime and throughput increase. • Specify, design, implement, and track the improvement of robot path programming and optimization of manipulator, applicator, and fluid delivery process. • Equipment specification and procurement, including acting as liaison to builders, customers, and production for paint process and fluid delivery process. • Coordination of trial runs and quality improvement for the paint process. • Implement cost-reduction improvements for both new and existing equipment/processes. • Technical support to all Production and Engineering operations for improvement programs. Qualifications: • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent experience. • Minimum five years of experience in controls engineering. • Working knowledge of paint department processes and principles. • General knowledge of production control / scheduling systems. • Good analytical / problem-solving skills. • Working knowledge of statistical analysis. • General MS-Office skills, Excel and Access. • Fanuc P-250 experience required. • Able to manage multiple projects and priorities. • Good written and verbal communication skills. • Knowledge of ISO14001 and TS16949 requirements. • Good organizational and time management skills. • Working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles. • Strong knowledge of PLC programming and networking. • Strong knowledge of paint application process. • Basic knowledge of machining / tooling; and electrical / schematics If you enjoy innovation, and an opportunity to learn and contribute to a growing organization, Teijin Automotive Technologies is the place for you!