Summary
The System Layout Designer creates and maintains the system layouts and plant layouts per assigned project. The objective is to produce a layout(s) containing all system elements to build a system at both supplier and customer sites. The engineer must adhere to CAD, design, build, and safety customer specifications.
- Creates and maintains system layouts for assigned project. System layout drawings include PLM releases, KS, tooling placement, fencing and cable tray.
- Layouts should contain all equipment needed to build the system.
- Attends Open Issues Meetings with a plot of the latest layout.
- Occasionally visits plants onsite & offsite to verify existing equipment placement & locations. * Notifies team of any changes to the layout.
- Distributes preliminary layout to simulation for reach study.
- Receives tooling/robot placement, robot max reach, and robot hard stop information from simulation.
- Places equipment on system layout and orders equipment through PLM.
- Releases all system layouts to manufacturing through PLM.
- Adheres to CAD, design, build and safety customer specifications.
- Ensures system placement in supplier and customer plants – Field checks are necessary.
- Provides installation drawing to customer.
- Understands and follows safety & environmental regulations and identifies safety/environmental concerns.
- Adheres to the Quality System and participates in continuous improvement.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- System Layout Designers with Trim Chassis experience preferred
Education
Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Job Location; Clinton Twp, Mi