Opex-Senior Automation Engineer- Advanced Manufacturing

Role overview

A senior-level opportunity for an Automation Engineer focused on Operational Excellence (OPEX) within an advanced manufacturing environment. The position sits inside a Project Management job family and is part of a global operations leadership function, supporting a major rail equipment manufacturing organization. The role is offered as a full-time, salaried position and is set up to be performed remotely from within Texas, United States.

• Lead automation engineering work streams that improve manufacturing process performance, reliability, and throughput within an advanced manufacturing setting.
• Translate operational excellence (OPEX) priorities into technical automation solutions aligned with broader operations and leadership goals.
• Manage projects end-to-end, coordinating with cross-functional teams across the operations organization to deliver on schedule and within scope.
• Apply disciplined project management practices to track milestones, risks, dependencies, and outcomes for automation initiatives.
• Partner with manufacturing and engineering stakeholders to identify opportunities where automation can reduce waste, variability, and manual effort.

• Senior-level experience in automation engineering applied to advanced manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated track record of leading technical projects, ideally with responsibilities aligned to a Project Management job family.
• Working knowledge of operational excellence (OPEX) methodologies and their application on the manufacturing floor.
• Ability to operate as a full-time salaried professional, including managing cross-functional stakeholders and reporting into operations leadership.
• Eligibility to work remotely from Texas, United States on a regular full-time basis.

• Background in heavy industrial or rail-equipment manufacturing, where process automation directly supports large-scale production operations.
• Experience operating within a global, matrixed operations organization with distributed leadership.

• Remote work setup based in Texas, United States.
• Full-time salaried role with regular employment classification.