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Career at Bourns:

If working for an organization with a long history of technological innovation and high advancement potential in a supportive, collaborative, and positive work environment are top considerations for your next career move, then you need to look at the opportunities at Bourns.

Bourns was founded 75 years ago with the guiding principles of providing breakthrough technology solutions, high-quality products, responsive service, and exceptional value. Those principles still hold true today and have instilled a culture that is committed to excellence and ethical operations. As a leading provider of advanced components for power conversion, circuit protection, and motion control sensing solutions, Bourns employs more than 9,000 people in 21 countries and operates 17 manufacturing centers and 15 R&D facilities. Our customers and partners rely on Bourns to meet strict design requirements and satisfy international standards in a broad range of industries and applications. We achieve this stature because Bourns employees excel in the development of new products and continuous improvement processes that keep the company a global leader in delivering outstanding service.

Job Description:

OBJETIVE OF THE POSITION

Supervise the work of all electronic areas of the Equipment Engineering department, including coordination with supervisors, technicians, administrative staff and manufacturers of internal, external and other parts of the plant. Analyze the feasibility of projects by quoting the requirements and making technical/electronic design decisions so that the planned project objectives are fully achieved.
POSITION FUNCTIONS
• Follow established procedures to meet customer requirements.
• Complete the documents required to control the process.
• Support continuous improvement processes that allow the development of Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
• Promptly communicate to your immediate boss, Manufacturing, Production, Quality and/or Technical Services when problems arise in the workplace.
• Control the inventories that correspond to them in their area of ​​responsibility as established in the area.
• Lead the electronic automation systems of the projects.
• Analyze and budget new projects corresponding to the electronic part.
• Review, coordinate and supervise each of the electronic areas of the projects.
• Investigate and study new technological options in the field of electronics, as well as validate and conclude in this regard.
• Review electronic technical details both in the wiring area and in the PLC and Lab View programming part.
• Review the Technical Manuals and recommend inventory maintenance of critical parts.
• Coordinate directly with the mechanical part of the projects and monitor the on-time delivery of the project.
• Follow up on matters related to Human Resources in terms of vacations, overtime, permits, etc. of the personnel directly reporting to you.
• Review and purchase electronic technical requirements.
• Analyze existing machine programs to provide solutions and new ideas to improve systems and/or required technology changes.
• Provide support to engineers in the process areas in the timely solution of electronic problems.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Bachelor or Graduate in Electronic Engineering.
  • More than 5 years of experience in similar tasks.
  • High command of computer tools: Word, Excel, Power Point, Access
  • High management of programming packages, PLC (Omrom, Direct Logic, G Fanuc).
  • High knowledge in electrical and electronic design (Automation).
  • Personnel management and organization of daily tasks.
  • High level of knowledge of software for electrical documentation.
  • High knowledge of HMI's (Lab View & Softpanels).
  • Interpretation of plans.
  • High management of electronic security requirements associated with projects (Desirable).
  • Knowledge of statistical analysis tools (Desirable).
  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing Systems (Desirable).
  • Medium/high command of English.
  • Teamwork and Customer Service.

 

Bourns is an equal opportunity employer. At Bourns, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Employees fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law. Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

If you are results-oriented, have the drive to find industry-leading ways to meet ongoing technological challenges, and go the extra mile to maximize customer relationships, then we invite you to apply to join the Bourns team. 
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