Senior Automation Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom, +1 more country.

📋 Description

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

• Identify, develop, implement, and enhance advanced manufacturing automation solutions throughout the global supply chain.

• Act as a technical leader with a focus on machining and fabrication processes.

• Provide support to multiple manufacturing locations and business units.

• Establish automation standards, assess emerging technologies, share best practices, and drive consistent solutions.

• Lead and assist in automation projects from the initial concept to production launch.

• Assess manufacturing processes and pinpoint opportunities for automation.

• Create technical concepts, capital estimates, ROI business cases, specifications, and preferred technologies.

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

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

• Troubleshoot and optimize existing automation systems.

• Identify and replicate successful solutions across different sites.

• Support the Automation & Advanced Manufacturing roadmap and technology strategy.

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

• Mentor site engineering resources and offer technical leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• A strong 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.

• Comprehensive understanding of robotics, controls, safety, machine integration, and manufacturing processes.

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

• Strong project leadership and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.

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

• Knowledge of robotic welding and automated joining systems.

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

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

• Experience with machine vision and inspection systems.

• Certified welding experience.

• Knowledge of automated material handling.

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

• Experience with FAT, SAT, commissioning, and production launch.

• Lean Green Belt Certification.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health benefits.

• Welfare benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Annual bonus, if eligible.

• Equal Opportunity Employer accommodations.