[Remote] Automation Expert

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hitachi is seeking an Automation Expert to evaluate material handling automation, storage strategy, material flow, and warehouse/LOC capacity in an automotive manufacturing environment. The role develops practical recommendations on automation technologies, equipment configurations, fleet sizing, storage, and throughput, including input for simulation and Digital Twin analysis.

Responsibilities

• Recommend appropriate material handling technologies, including:
• AMRs
• AGVs
• Autonomous Fork Trucks (AFTs)
• ASRS
• Goods-to-Person Systems
• Automated Conveyance Systems
• Define fleet sizing, storage-density assumptions, throughput assumptions and operating constraints
• Develop alternative automation concepts and compare operational tradeoffs
• Recommend physical equipment configurations suitable for simulation and Digital Twin scenario analysis
• Mentor and Knowledge transfer to client project team members
• Participate as primary, co and/or contributing author on any and all project deliverables associated with their assigned areas of responsibility
• Participate in data conversion and data maintenance
• Provide best practice and industry specific solutions
• Advise on and provide alternative (out of the box) solutions
• Provide thought leadership as well as hands on technical configuration/development as needed
• Participate as a team member of the functional team
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• 10+ years in:
• Automotive logistics
• In-plant logistics
• Material handling equipment automation
• ASRS design or evaluation
• AMR / AGV deployment projects
• Industrial engineering
• Experience leading or supporting selection, evaluation, sizing or deployment of material handling automation systems
• Experience comparing alternative automation approaches based on throughput, storage requirements, labor, utilization, and ROI
• Material handling system selection and evaluation
• Automotive supplier parks, sequencing centers, or 3PL operations
• Comfortable working with incomplete or evolving planning inputs and building defensible recommendations from assumptions
• ASRS design or evaluation
• AMR / AGV deployment projects
• Warehouse automation business-case development
• Highly automated manufacturing or distribution environments
• Simulation, modeling, or Digital Twin support initiatives

Benefits

• Remote with occasional visits to client site

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