Work with engineering teams to identify automation needs and opportunities, provide design for automation feedback, conceptualize required automation and modular fixtures, assess associated design/schedule risk, provide new technology capability analysis, negotiate deliverables, and create proof of concept where necessary. Work with operations teams, cross-functional product design (PD) teams, and contract manufacturers to evaluate automation and fixture implementation risk, create technical requirements/RFP packages, assess capabilities of automation integrators, provide DFM feedback, support integrator down select activities, and estimate automation costs and capabilities.