Manager, Manufacturing Systems

The role

You will lead the Manufacturing Systems team to develop, implement and support manufacturing systems in Zoox's manufacturing operations and Field Service Engineering. You will set short and long-term systems strategy with cross-functional teams and run the team's roadmaps, schedules, budgets and progress reporting.

What you will do

• Lead the Manufacturing Systems team on MES, ERP integration, production management, line control and plant-floor-to-ERP integration
• Translate corporate strategy and milestones into team concepts, roadmaps, timelines and deliverables
• Develop short and long-term manufacturing and service systems strategies
• Represent the team in Robot Configuration Management activities
• Work with IT and Business Applications so manufacturing systems work with enterprise systems
• Manage the team to design, implement, execute and standardize manufacturing systems and processes
• Lead design, development and implementation of systems for advanced components and vehicles
• Support day-to-day vehicle and component production at Zoox facilities
• Set project schedules, milestones, risks and budgets, and report progress clearly

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant area such as Computer Science or Engineering
• 15+ years of experience in manufacturing environments with manufacturing systems
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems, SCADA and line control systems such as PLCs and automation systems
• Experience creating long-term and short-term business and technical strategies for manufacturing systems
• Strong technical knowledge of manufacturing systems architecture and discrete manufacturing processes
• Experience implementing and executing SAP ME/Mii/PCo, Inductive Automation Ignition SCADA, Kepware OPC and Siemens PLCs

Nice to have

• M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar field
• Deep knowledge of SAP ME/Mii/PCo and MES integration with SAP S4/HANA modules PP, PM, EAM, eWM and QM
• Significant experience in the automotive and/or discrete manufacturing industries, with hands-on production environment experience
• Strong understanding of modern manufacturing production line architecture and operations

Before you apply

• You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply

About the company

Zoox is developing the first ground-up, fully autonomous vehicle fleet and the supporting ecosystem to bring it to market. It works at the intersection of robotics, machine learning and design to provide mobility-as-a-service in urban environments.