Automation Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams encompassing operations, product engineering, maintenance, quality, procurement, IT, OT, EHS, and business leadership.

• Identify, create, implement, and automate solutions throughout the global supply chain.

• Act as a technical leader specializing in machining and fabrication processes.

• Establish automation standards, assess emerging technologies, share best practices, and promote repeatable solutions.

• Guide and assist in the development, justification, design, implementation, and optimization of manufacturing automation systems.

• Assess automation opportunities and formulate technical concepts and business cases.

• Aid in capital project execution and standardize and replicate successful solutions across manufacturing facilities.

• Oversee automation projects from initial concept to production launch.

• Create capital estimates and ROI business cases.

• Act as the enterprise technical capability owner for welding and joining automation.

• Formulate automation standards, specifications, and preferred technologies.

• Provide support to multiple manufacturing sites and business units.

• Lead or assist in vendor selection, RFQs, design reviews, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and startup processes.

• Troubleshoot and enhance existing automation systems.

• Investigate emerging technologies such as robotics, vision, simulation, and AI-enabled manufacturing.

• Mentor site engineering resources and deliver technical leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Automation/Controls, Robotics Engineering, or a related field.

• Solid background in welding automation, robotic welding, or automated machining and fabrication processes.

• Over 7 years of experience in industrial automation, manufacturing engineering, robotics, controls, or advanced manufacturing.

• Proven leadership in significant automation and capital projects.

• Strong comprehension of robotics, controls, safety, machine integration, and manufacturing processes.

• Experience in developing automation concepts, specifications, scopes, and business cases.

• Project leadership and cross-functional collaboration abilities.

• Willingness to travel as necessary to support enterprise manufacturing sites.

• Knowledge of robotic welding and automated joining systems.

• Familiarity with industrial robots, including brands such as FANUC, ABB, KUKA, and Yaskawa/Motoman.

• Proficient in PLCs, HMIs, industrial networking, and controls integration.

• Experience with machine vision and inspection systems.

• Certified welding experience is preferred.

• Knowledge of automated material handling.

• Experience with MES, SCADA, OEE, and data collection systems.

• Familiarity with FAT, SAT, commissioning, and production launch processes.

• Lean Green Belt Certification is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health benefits.

• Welfare benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Annual bonus, if eligible.

• Equal Opportunity Employer support and accommodation.