Automation Engineer

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Follow safety procedures to promote a safe working environment.
• Maintain material handling controls, industrial motor controls, servo and frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems.
• Troubleshoot and modify software projects for material handling control systems.
• Provide first-level escalation support for equipment automation issues and coordinate escalations to vendors or network support teams.
• Monitor material handling equipment metrics and partner with technicians to resolve electrical problems affecting performance.
• Perform control systems assessments to maintain and improve equipment reliability.
• Coordinate new technology installations with operations leaders, vendors, and parts suppliers.
• Communicate technical issues, project timelines, and production impacts with leadership, operations, engineering, and maintenance teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Three or more years of cumulative relevant experience, or a relevant two-year degree plus one year of experience.
• Experience programming or commissioning HMIs, PLCs, and VFDs.
• Experience with SCADA systems and KPIs.
• Ability to interpret and modify mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience supporting conveyor and sortation systems.
• Experience with relays, motor starters, VFDs, HMIs, and other equipment control components.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Positive attitude and effective problem-solving ability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate's degree focused on Electronic Technology or similar.
• Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related field.
• Four or more years in the electrical field or in control systems development, troubleshooting, and programming.
• Four or more years supporting advanced automation controls systems maintenance and development.
• Three or more years supporting a wide range of conveyors and sortation systems.
• Leadership and project management experience.

Physical Demands

• Ability to reach overhead, kneel, squat, climb steps or ladders, use an aerial lift, and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work while wearing required PPE, which may include a hard hat, face mask, face shield, and composite-toe shoes.
• Regular crouching, bending, reaching, and equipment installation or movement are required.
• Movement between departments, floors, and properties averages 6 to 12 miles per day.
• Work occurs in a warehouse environment with fluctuating temperatures.

Benefits

• Benefits include weekly pay, first-day comprehensive benefits, training, development, advancement opportunities, and a safety-first culture.
• Eligible employees may receive health, vision, dental, spending accounts, retirement savings, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away.

Compensation

• Compensation range is $99,234.39 to $116,746.34 per year.