Sr. Automation Engineer
Core
Leads identification, justification, and implementation of automation technologies (industrial robots, production lines, packaging, cleaning systems) to improve safety and deliver business needs in a manufacturing environment.
Role type
Senior IC Automation Engineer (Manufacturing)
Builds
Industrial robots, computerized production lines, packaging solutions, cleaning systems
Domain
Manufacturing / Industrial Automation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Automation project leadership, vendor assessment, business case development, capital project management, PLC and controls systems knowledge, process engineering, safety integration, stakeholder influence, technical documentation
Preferred skills
Machine learning experience, plant-based process engineering, automation scale-up, machine learning
Technologies
PLCs, controls systems, industrial robots, computerized production lines
Responsibilities
Identify and evaluate automation projects to improve safety and meet business needs; Lead cross-functional teams in feasibility studies and execution; Assess vendors and contribute to supplier matrices; Develop business cases for automation solutions; Manage capital projects from bid request to commissioning and startup; Document and standardize automation solutions across plants; Provide subject matter expertise for system operation and maintenance.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic project leadership