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What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
Job Responsibilities:
Serves as a North America robotics technical expert, responsible for developing, standardizing, and supporting robotic systems across manufacturing operations. Focuses on industrial robotics, collaborative robots (cobots), and robotic automation solutions to enable scalable, reliable, and cost-effective manufacturing processes.
Supports project development and shopfloor implementation while leading the standardization of robotic systems, programming methodologies, and integration approaches. Drives innovation through development of proof-of-concept (POC) solutions and deployment of advanced robotics technologies across divisions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
What we offer:
At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.
Group Summary:
Magna is an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality complete seating systems. Our solution includes seating structures, mechanisms and hardware, as well as foam and trim products for global automotive, heavy truck and bus industries. Our capabilities include market and consumer research; full concept development; design and engineering capabilities; testing, validation and world-class manufacturing. Our award-winning seating solutions are developed from consumer research, finding the ease of operation to be comfortable, convenient and connected.
Job Responsibilities:
Serves as a North America robotics technical expert, responsible for developing, standardizing, and supporting robotic systems across manufacturing operations. Focuses on industrial robotics, collaborative robots (cobots), and robotic automation solutions to enable scalable, reliable, and cost-effective manufacturing processes.
Supports project development and shopfloor implementation while leading the standardization of robotic systems, programming methodologies, and integration approaches. Drives innovation through development of proof-of-concept (POC) solutions and deployment of advanced robotics technologies across divisions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Support development of robotic concepts, simulations, and feasibility studies, including cycle time analysis and system design.
- Lead standardization of robotics platforms, programming methodologies, end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), and integration approaches across all facilities.
- Develop, document, and maintain robotics standards, best practices, and reusable programming structures to ensure scalability and consistency.
- Support automation project development and execution, including design reviews, equipment specifications, and integration requirements.
- Provide hands-on support during shopfloor implementation, commissioning, and debugging of robotic systems.
- Program, troubleshoot, and optimize industrial robots and cobots (e.g., FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Universal Robots), ensuring reliability and performance.
- Ensure seamless integration of robotics systems with PLC controls, vision systems, and manufacturing equipment.
- Lead development and deployment of collaborative robot (cobot) applications, ensuring safe and efficient human-robot interaction.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize cycle time, throughput, quality, and equipment reliability.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for robotics and automation-related downtime.
- Develop and execute proof-of-concept (POC) projects for advanced robotics technologies, including AI-enabled robotics, flexible automation, and adaptive systems.
- Identify and evaluate emerging robotics technologies and support scaling of successful innovations across multiple plants.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Automation, Controls, Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Safety to support system improvements and deployments.
- Provide technical support and guidance to divisional engineering teams, including training on robotic systems, programming, and safety procedures.
- Support development of digital tools such as offline programming (OLP), simulation, and virtual commissioning for robotics applications.
- Ensure compliance with applicable safety standards (OSHA, MIOSHA, RIA) and corporate requirements for robotic systems.
- Support internal and external audits related to ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949, ensuring robotics systems meet quality system requirements.
- Support and comply with Standard Operating Procedure 8000 (Quality Management System).
- Identify and implement cost reduction, standardization, and efficiency improvements through robotics technologies.
- Promote a str
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Novi, Michigan |
| Industry | Automotive and Parts Mfg |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1957 |
| Website | http://www.magna.com/ |
About Company
We are a leading global automotive supplier with 347 manufacturing facilities and 94 product development, engineering and sales centres in 27 countries. We have over 159,000 employees focused on delivering superior value to our customers through innovative processes and World Class Manufacturing.
Skills
- ABB (Asea Brown Boveri)unmatched
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Automation Engineeringunmatched
- Automotive Technologyunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Cost Controlunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Customer/Client Researchunmatched
- Debugging Skillsunmatched
- Develop and Maintain Customersunmatched
- Emerging Technologyunmatched
- Equipment Specificationunmatched
- External Auditunmatched
- Feasibility Analysisunmatched
- Heavy Equipment/Vehiclesunmatched
- Human Interactionunmatched
- ISO 9001unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Industrial Roboticsunmatched
- Internal Auditunmatched
- Machine Toolunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Manufacturing Costunmatched
- Manufacturing Equipmentunmatched
- Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
- Manufacturing Systemsunmatched
- Manufacturing/Industrial Processesunmatched
- Market Researchunmatched
- OSHAunmatched
- Process Improvementunmatched
- Production Controlunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Programming Methodologiesunmatched
- Project Developmentunmatched
- Project Executionunmatched
- Proof of Conceptunmatched
- Quality Managementunmatched
- Quality System Requirements (QSR)unmatched
- Rich Internet Application (RIA)unmatched
- Roboticsunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- Safety Complianceunmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Safety Standardsunmatched
- Safety Systemsunmatched
- Simulationunmatched
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)unmatched
- Standards Developmentunmatched
- System Integration (SI)unmatched
- System Operationsunmatched
- Systems/Internals Programmingunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
- Validation Testingunmatched
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