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Automation Manufacturing Engineer

Richmond, Virginia, USA, 23222Full-time$97k–$143k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-10
Based in United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Lead advanced manufacturing, automation, and Industry 4.0 initiatives to improve performance, support product launches, and drive capacity expansion across the manufacturing network.

Role type

Senior IC Automation Manufacturing Engineer

Builds

Manufacturing capacity, automated production lines, and industrialized product launches

Domain

Industrial manufacturing / Automation / Industry 4.0

Required skills

Lean manufacturing, value-stream mapping, industrial robotics, capital project management, design for manufacturability, cross-functional leadership, process improvement, production-system design

Preferred skills

ERP/MRP systems (SAP), Microsoft Project, Lean Six Sigma (Green/Black Belt), PMP certification, collaborative robotics implementation

Technologies

SAP, Microsoft Project, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR), Vertical Lift Modules (VLM), Industrial Robotics, Collaborative Robotics

Responsibilities

Apply Lean principles to identify and implement manufacturing improvements; Lead divisional Industry 4.0 and automation projects; Develop manufacturing and capacity strategies; Lead capital projects from planning to operational handoff; Evaluate processes to improve safety, quality, and productivity; Lead industrialization of new products; Partner with cross-functional teams to scale best practices; Manage multiple cross-functional projects to deliver scope, schedule, and cost objectives.