Principal Engineer - Automation

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, executes product designs from concept to production including specification, design, validation and testing
• Ensure a smooth product launch in collaboration with the Operations, Lean, Safety and Quality organizations. as well as vendors and integrators to deliver automation solutions
• Benchmark performance of third party and internally derived automation systems against specifications and choose pragmatic solutions with long development and predictable timelines to implement on future efforts
• Create guidelines for and collaborate with engineering and operations teams to set the bar for design for automation for warehouse material handling processes; define scope of work and description of operation
• Review and interpret customers’ project specifications manage budget, schedule, and scope of design
• Participate in simulation/emulation as needed; design and implement automation systems in operational environments
• Collaborate with the Financial Analyst to evaluate automation systems through cost analysis and capital expenditure requests to justify automation projects
• Educate members of technology deployment and plant floor operation on the most complex automation system architecture, usability, and functionality
• Exhibit role model behaviors of thorough engineering analysis and cradle to grave ownership; provide expert level guidance to other automation engineers
• Lead the design and adaptation of holistic hardware solutions for ambiguous problems with fluid requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree – Electronic Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Robotics Engineering or similar field required; Masters Degree preferred
• Licenses/Certificates/Designations – Certified Automation Professional (CAP) or Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Lean Six Sigma
• 10 years experience developing, integrating and deploying mechatronic and robotic systems; and exposure in Distribution Centers’ Automation and Digitization
• 5 years CAD/CAM experience and understanding of best practices for part design, advanced assemblies, complex configuration management
• 5 years hands on experience crafting proof-of-concept models and prototypes
• Expert level organizational skills and the ability to work well with teams
• Ability to effectively communicate concepts and write technical documents
• Desire and energy to work in a fast-paced agile environment
• Project management experience with full lifecycle and proficiency at completing tasks to meet associated milestones
• Experience evaluating design, performance and logistical tradeoffs for hardware systems
• Ability to travel 25% - 50%
• #LI-MB1

About Company

Company