Staff Automation Engineer

Role overview Lead the technical design and lifecycle support of automated manufacturing equipment and control systems. You will guide automation work across new product introductions, capacity expansions, and ongoing production, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, quality, validation, operations, IT, and external manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities - Lead equipment and controls architecture, design, programming, commissioning, software verification and validation, and lifecycle support. - Develop and troubleshoot programmable logic control systems, robotic applications, machine vision, human-machine interfaces, and supervisory control systems. - Integrate and optimize industrial robots and vision solutions for inspection, identification, traceability, and automated guidance. - Investigate complex equipment issues, determine root causes, and establish scalable controls standards and practices. - Support equipment requirements and software design specifications, validation, qualification, and technical documentation. - Coordinate with internal teams and external partners, mentor engineers, and help shape technical direction.

Requirements - Typically a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline with 8–12 years of related experience; alternatively, a master’s degree with 5–7 years or a PhD with 2–4 years of equivalent industry experience. - Expert experience with Allen-Bradley controllers and Studio 5000. - Expert skills programming, integrating, troubleshooting, and optimizing Epson and ABB robots. - Expert knowledge of Cognex vision systems, including In-Sight, VisionPro, and DataMan. - Advanced proficiency with Ignition and FactoryTalk View ME and SE. - Working knowledge of electrical controls design, schematics, control panel architecture, industrial networks, machine safety, equipment qualification, and software verification and validation.

Benefits and work setup - Remote home-office arrangement; living near an assigned site is not required. Hybrid work may be available for those within commuting distance, and a flexible work option is mentioned.