Materials Industrial Engineer

Senior Industrial Automation Execution Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Industrial Automation Execution Engineer to join our organization to support the planning, development, and deployment of automation solutions that improve material flow, labor efficiency, safety, and operational performance within manufacturing environments. This role will work closely with operations, engineering, materials, logistics, and automation teams to evaluate current processes, identify improvement opportunities, develop automation concepts, and support successful implementation through launch and stabilization.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with practical experience supporting manufacturing operations and automation initiatives. This position is weighted toward front-end analysis, material flow optimization, and solution development while maintaining involvement throughout implementation and execution.

Evaluate current-state manufacturing and material flow processes to identify automation and operational improvement opportunities. Conduct labor, productivity, and process analyses to quantify inefficiencies, support business cases, and prioritize automation investments. Analyze material flow, inventory replenishment methods, delivery frequencies, space utilization, and line-side delivery strategies. Develop future-state process concepts that improve safety, ergonomics, quality, productivity, and operational efficiency. Create automation concepts utilizing technologies such as autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated fork trucks (AFTs), automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), automated kitting, sequencing systems, and related solutions.

Support the development of project justifications, feasibility assessments, cost benefit analyses, and implementation strategies. Collaborate with plant teams and stakeholders to align automation opportunities with business objectives and operational needs.

Support facility, process, and material flow planning activities associated with manufacturing automation projects. Develop and review layouts, route concepts, operational requirements, and material delivery strategies. Participate in simulation, modeling, and analysis activities used to evaluate automation solutions and operational performance. Determine operational requirements including throughput targets, staffing impacts, fleet sizing, route capacities, and system utilization. Partner with internal engineering teams and suppliers to develop practical, scalable solutions.

Support implementation, commissioning, startup, and stabilization activities for automation systems and material handling technologies. Collaborate with deployment engineers, controls engineers, suppliers, and plant personnel during project execution. Assist with troubleshooting material flow, process integration, and system performance issues during launch activities. Validate operational performance and identify opportunities to improve system effectiveness following deployment. Support achievement of project timing, safety, quality, and operational objectives.

Work closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, materials, logistics, supply chain, safety, IT, and external suppliers. Facilitate discussions and workshops to align stakeholders on future-state processes and automation strategies. Communicate project progress, recommendations, risks, and improvement opportunities to project teams and leadership. Support supplier evaluations, solution reviews, and implementation activities.

Develop and maintain project documentation, process documentation, implementation plans, training materials, and operational work instructions as required. Capture lessons learned and support continuous improvement of automation standards, methodologies, and deployment processes. Share best practices and support knowledge transfer across project teams.

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