CareerPlan

Automation Engineer, Production Equipment

Aviary - SSFFull-time$140k–$160k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design, integrate, and sustain production automation for aircraft assembly, battery integration, and dock components at a high-volume manufacturing facility.

Role type

Senior IC automation engineer (production equipment)

Builds

Production automation systems for autonomous delivery aircraft and subsystems

Domain

Aerospace manufacturing / autonomous logistics

Required skills

GD&T, tolerance analysis, mechanism design, 3D CAD (Siemens NX), pneumatics, actuators, sensors, industrial electrical interfaces, vendor coordination, root-cause analysis

Preferred skills

Aerospace or drone experience, medical device experience, SolidWorks/Creo proficiency

Technologies

Siemens NX, CAD, pneumatic systems, automated test rigs

Responsibilities

Translate production needs into equipment requirements, integrate automation into assembly workflows, commission and debug equipment on the factory floor, coordinate with vendors and cross-functional teams, develop tooling design standards, deliver quantitative improvements in cycle time and yield

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC