Senior Principal Automation Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing Systems

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

📋 Description

• Utilize automation engineering expertise and collaborate with various organizations to enhance manufacturing processes.

• Manage all stages of project execution from initial concept through to deployment and adoption.

• Offer technical direction on the development of intricate automation architectures.

• Conduct thorough safety risk assessments and implement multiple layers of safety controls.

• Organize, prioritize, and oversee several automation projects simultaneously.

• Lead cross-functional teams to guarantee successful deployment in live production environments.

• Prioritize assignments to ensure optimal use of team resources and adherence to deadlines.

• Stay updated on Industry 4.0 technologies and integrate them into project proposals.

• Provide expert-level support for hands-on programming of automated control systems and robotics as needed.

• Mentor engineers within the team or operations on the development and maintenance of automated manufacturing systems.

• Communicate effectively with operations, management, and technical leadership regarding proposals and ongoing projects.

⛳️ Requirements

• Generally requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) along with at least 10 years of relevant experience, unless restricted by local laws/regulations.

• Practical experience with industrial robotics, including formal training on at least one major platform (e.g., FANUC).

• Proven experience in implementing and/or supporting PLC, SCADA, MES, and Industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions within a manufacturing context.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.

• Generous 401(k) plan featuring employer matching contributions and a separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.

• Tuition reimbursement program.

• Student Loan Repayment Program.

• Life insurance and disability coverage.

• Optional coverages available for pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal services, and ID theft protection.

• Benefits for birth, adoption, and parental leave.

• Ovia Health services, including fertility and family planning support.

• Adoption assistance.

• Autism benefits.

• Employee Assistance Plan offering up to 10 free counseling sessions.

• Healthy You Incentives, a wellness rewards program.

• Doctor on Demand, providing virtual doctor visits.

• Bright Horizons for child and elder care services.

• Teladoc Medical Experts for second opinion consultations.

• And more!