Responsibilities
• A global Automation leader and a manufacturing strategist for all High-Speed Cable Assembly Automation & Advance Manufacturing related activities.
• Understand BU’s global footprint, manufacturing/automation capabilities, and talent levels within the Data & Device (D&D) Manufacturing Engineering Function and leverage efficient use of resources across businesses (i.e. share capacity, resources, knowledge, technology, etc.)
• Drive BU level automation and advance manufacturing platform strategies and leverage center led resources for BU benefit (AMT, MPI, etc.)
• Drive key levers toward operational excellence and Gross Margin Expansion (Continuous Improvement; Conversion & Material productivity, quality, delivery, safety)
• Support/aid business case development for Manufacturing Process technology
• Understand importance of High-Speed Cable Assembly manufacturing processes as they relate to signal integrity
• Deep level understanding of various automated soldering and precision cable stripping technologies and trade-offs for different types of cable assemblies
• Act as an influencer and breakdown BU silos. Promote collaboration across global manufacturing Plants and Segments. Leverage enterprise solutions.
• Represent Segment Interests on Centers of Excellence and Councils
• Coordinate and drive execution of BU Digital Factory strategies
• Leverage center led resources and enterprise solutions for Digital Factory tool deployment
• Drive for Value Creation from Digital Factory tool Deployment
• Align with segment counterparts to ensure Industrial Solutions strategies align with corporate level strategies.
• Develop Automation and Advance Manufacturing technology roadmaps to support product development needs.
• Prioritize center led corporate initiatives for maximum segment benefit.
• Interact with executive leadership teams and gain their confidence and approval for strategic or impactful MFG Technology projects.
• Act as a segment sponsor for the operations rotational program
• Act as a design team member and teach portions of TE’s Automation Manufacturing Engineering and Operations Leadership Development Programs.
Basic Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Education Required:
• Education: A minimum of a BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or a related technical discipline (e.g., Physics) is required with MS as a strong plus.
• Work Experience: A minimum of ten years of experience developing automation manufacturing systems and manufacturing processes of High-Speed Multi-Gigabit Copper Cable Assemblies.
• A minimum of five years of experience leading a team of manufacturing and automation engineers.
• Work Habits, Skills, and Knowledge: The ideal applicant will possess the following traits:
o Led various automation system designs to support high speed cable assembly manufacturing & various aspects of manufacturing line such as cable stripping, robotics soldering, molding & reduce cycle time.
o Experience developing manufacturing processes for high end data center products used for Ethernet, Infiniband, and other standards
o Acute attention to detail with excellent organization skills.
o Competent in the use of MS Word, Excel, and web-based applications (e.g., SharePoint).
o Good written communication skills.
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