Engineering Specialist, Automation

As an Engineering Specialist, Automation, you will apply designs, implement, and optimize automated control systems, robotics, and industrial machinery to maximize manufacturing efficiency, product quality, and operational safety.

Responsibilities

Automation & New Technology Expertise

• Hands-on experience with advanced material-handling technologies, including Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
• Experience with automated dock systems, including autoloading/unloading, dock scheduling, and smart docks
• Evaluate, pilot, implement, and optimize new logistics technologies
• Define functional requirements, layouts, and traffic logic for AMR/AGV systems
• Understand fleet management systems, task orchestration, and exception handling
• Coordinate with automation vendors and system integrators
• Experience with ASRS material storage/retrieval systems and PLC

Systems & Digital Integration

• Integrate AMR/AGV systems with ERP, WMS, and MES
• Work with PLC interfaces, sensors, scanners, and safety systems, preferably with Allen Bradley and Siemens
• Strong data analysis skills using tools like Excel, Power BI, SQL

Process Improvement & Project Leadership

• Lead or support automation, digitalization, and smart factory initiatives
• Apply Lean/CI principles to automated material flows
• Support plant launches, new line installs, and technology ramp-ups
• Conduct capacity analysis, ROI justification, and performance validation for automation projects

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Electrical Engineering, Automation, or related experience
• 3+ years of experience in automation or manufacturing operations
• Preferred experience in high-volume manufacturing or automotive environments
• Day-shift work with flexibility for alternate shifts

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays