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OpEx - Automation Engineer- Advanced Manufacturing
Wabtec
Washington, USA
Full-time
Senior · 7+ years experience
Remote
Discovered 2 days ago
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Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Automation/Controls, Robotics Engineering or related discipline.
- Strong background in welding automation, robotic welding, or automated machining and fabrication processes.
- 7+ years of industrial automation, manufacturing engineering, robotics, controls, or advanced manufacturing experience.
- Demonstrated leadership of significant automation and capital projects.
- Strong understanding of robotics, controls, safety, machine integration, and manufacturing processes.
- Experience developing automation concepts, specifications, scopes, and business cases.
- Project leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to travel as required to support enterprise manufacturing sites.
Preferred Qualifications
- Robotic welding and automated joining systems
- Industrial robots (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa/Motoman)
- PLCs, HMIs, industrial networking, and controls integration
- Machine vision and inspection systems
- Certified welding experience
- Automated material handling
- MES, SCADA, OEE and data collection systems
- FAT, SAT, commissioning and production launch
- Lean Green Belt Certification
- What will your typical day look like?
- What will your typical day look like? Responsibilities
- Lead automation projects from concept through production launch.
- Evaluate manufacturing processes and identify automation opportunities.
- Develop technical concepts, capital estimates, and ROI business cases.
- Serve as enterprise technical capability owner for welding and joining automation.
- Develop automation standards, specifications, and preferred technologies.
- Support multiple manufacturing sites and business units based on business priorities.
- Lead/support vendor selection, RFQs, design reviews, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and startup.
- Troubleshoot and optimize existing automation systems.
- Identify and replicate successful solutions across sites.
- Support Automation & Advanced Manufacturing roadmap and technology strategy.
- Evaluate emerging technologies including robotics, vision, simulation, and AI-enabled manufacturing.
- Mentor site engineering resources and provide technical leadership.
- Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $79100-112800 The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.
- What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?
- At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.
- If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
- Who are we?
- Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.
- Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.
- Culture powers us and the possibilities.
- We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.
- We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.
- Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.
Responsibilities
- Lead automation projects from concept through production launch.
- Evaluate manufacturing processes and identify automation opportunities.
- Develop technical concepts, capital estimates, and ROI business cases.
- Serve as enterprise technical capability owner for welding and joining automation.
- Develop automation standards, specifications, and preferred technologies.
- Support multiple manufacturing sites and business units based on business priorities.
- Lead/support vendor selection, RFQs, design reviews, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and startup.
- Troubleshoot and optimize existing automation systems.
- Identify and replicate successful solutions across sites.
- Support Automation & Advanced Manufacturing roadmap and technology strategy.
- Evaluate emerging technologies including robotics, vision, simulation, and AI-enabled manufacturing.
- Mentor site engineering resources and provide technical leadership.
- Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $79100-112800 The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.
- What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?
- At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.
- If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
- Who are we?
- Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.
- Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.
- Culture powers us and the possibilities.
- We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.
- We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.
- Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.
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