Description
Louisville Assembly Plant is undergoing a historic transformation as the future home of the Ford Fathom, the first truck built on Ford's Universal Electric Vehicle platform. We're seeking an Automation Engineer to apply designs, implement, and optimize automated control systems, robotics, and industrial machinery to maximize manufacturing efficiency, product quality, and operational safety.
Responsibilities
As an Automation Engineer, you will:
- Design, implement, and optimize automated control systems, robotics, and industrial machinery
- Work with advanced material-handling technologies, including Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), and automated dock systems
- Evaluate, pilot, implement, and optimize new logistics technologies
- Define functional requirements, layouts, and traffic logic for AMR/AGV systems
- Coordinate with automation vendors and system integrators
- Integrate AMR/AGV systems with ERP, WMS, and MES
- Analyze data to monitor system performance and KPIs
- 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
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Electrical Engineering, Automation, or related experience
- 3+ years of experience in automation or manufacturing operations
- Experience in high-volume manufacturing or automotive environments
- Validated experience managing a unionized workforce
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare, and more
- Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- 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, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time