Manager, Manufacturing Systems

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Work with department leaders to translate the top-down corporate strategy and milestones into detailed concepts, roadmaps, timelines, and deliverables that are relevant to the Manufacturing Systems team’s activities
• Develop short and long-term manufacturing and service systems strategies to meet the company's goals
• Interact with cross-functional leaders to convey Manufacturing systems requirements and work with them to define support resource requirements and tasks to support the achievement of the team’s deliverables
• Represent the Manufacturing and Service Systems team in cross-functional project activities related to the Robot Configuration Management process and execution
• Collaborate with the IT and Business Applications team to ensure the Manufacturing and Service Systems interact effectively and efficiently with the enterprise-level systems across system planning, development, and…
• Manage the Manufacturing and Service Execution Systems Team to design, implement, execute, and standardize manufacturing systems and processes
• Lead the activities to design, develop, and implement manufacturing systems to enable the manufacturing of advanced components and vehicles, meeting Zoox’s and the industry's manufacturing requirements
• Support day-to-day vehicle and component production operations at Zoox’s manufacturing facilities

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant area such as Computer Science or Engineering
• 15+ years of experience in manufacturing environments utilizing various manufacturing systems, specifically with Manufacturing Execution Systems, SCADA systems, and Line control systems such as PLCs, automation…
• Experience in creating long-term and short-term business and technical strategies for implementing manufacturing systems to increase manufacturing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Strong technical knowledge and experience in Manufacturing Systems architecture, detailed systems functionality, incorporating business requirements into system requirements, overall discrete manufacturing processes,…
• Experience in implementing and executing SAP ME/Mii/PCo, Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA system, Kepware OPC, Siemens PLCs, and industrial automation devices
• M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar field
• Deep technical knowledge and understanding of SAP ME/Mii/PCo systems and the integration of MES to SAP S4/HANA ERP system modules, specifically PP, PM, EAM, eWM, and QM
• Significant relevant experience in the automotive industry and/or discrete manufacturing industries, and hands-on experience in a production environment