Senior Automation Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing

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

📋 Description

• Collaborate with various teams including operations, product engineering, maintenance, quality, procurement, IT, OT, EHS, and business leadership.

• Recognize, design, implement, and enhance advanced manufacturing automation solutions throughout the global supply chain.

• Act as a technical authority focusing on machining and fabrication processes.

• Create automation standards, assess emerging technologies, disseminate best practices, and promote replicable solutions.

• Oversee and assist automation and capital projects from the initial concept to production launch.

• Analyze manufacturing processes to pinpoint automation opportunities.

• Formulate technical concepts, capital estimates, and ROI business cases.

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

• Establish automation standards, specifications, and preferred technologies.

• Provide support to multiple manufacturing sites and business units based on business priorities.

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

• Diagnose and enhance existing automation systems.

• Identify and replicate successful solutions across various sites.

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

• Assess robotics, vision, simulation, and AI-driven manufacturing technologies.

• Guide site engineering personnel and offer technical leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

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

• Robust experience 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 track record in leading 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.

• Skills in project leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

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

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

• Knowledge of PLCs, HMIs, industrial networking, and controls integration.

• Experience with machine vision and inspection systems.

• Certified welding experience.

• Background in automated material handling.

• Understanding of MES, SCADA, OEE, and data collection systems.

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

• Lean Green Belt Certification is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health benefits.

• Welfare benefits.

• Retirement benefits.

• Annual bonus, if eligible.

• Equal Opportunity Employer accommodations.