Senior Automation Engineer

Compensation: Highly competitive salary + STI BonusOur client is hiring an Sr. Automation Integration Engineer to lead the automation of new high-volume production lines, from early product design through launch on the production floor.

Overview: This role takes products that are still being designed, works out how they should be built and tested, and turns that into automated assembly and test cells. You define the cells, set the requirements, and lead outside integrators and machine builders through build, acceptance, and commissioning. You also work with product engineering to change designs where it makes automation simpler and more reliable. This is an ownership role. You set the direction for the project and the vendors Lead Responsibilities Assembly process and cell design: layouts, cycle time, capacity, and what to automate versus keep manual Design for manufacturability feedback to product engineering before designs are final Equipment specifications, RFQs, vendor selection, and project cost estimates Integrator and machine builder performance through FAT, SAT, installation, and commissioning Integration of electrical and functional test into automated cells Startup, operator training, documentation, and handoff to operations Outside integrators and machine builders handle the build. Your time goes to defining the system, making the technical calls, and holding vendors to spec, schedule, and budget.