Logistics Automation Engineer

Job Description Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Supply Chain and Logistics

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Location: East Peoria , Illinois Travel: Up to 10%
Relocation Assistance: Available Visa Sponsorship: Not Available

As a Logistics Automation Engineer you will design, implements, integrates, and continuously improves automated logistics solutions that enhance safety, material availability, operational efficiency, capacity, quality, and cost performance. This position supports automated material handling systems throughout their lifecycle—from opportunity identification and business-case development through installation, commissioning, operational handoff, and sustained performance.

• Identifies, evaluates, and implements logistics automation solutions for material movement, storage, picking, replenishment, and point-of-use delivery using technologies such as AGVs, AMRs, ASRS, VLMs, robotics, machine vision, RFID, and conveyance systems.
• Analyzes operational data, material flow, capacity, labor, and production requirements to develop automation concepts and validate solutions with vendors.
• Develops equipment specifications, process flows, layouts, capacity models, risk assessments, business cases, and project requirements.
• Leads automation projects from concept through vendor selection, design, installation, testing, commissioning, validation, and operational handoff.
• Integrates automation systems with warehouse, manufacturing, ERP, and fleet-management platforms.
• Ensures compliance with safety, ergonomic, and risk-management standards while monitoring system performance, troubleshooting issues, and driving continuous improvement.
• Develops standard work, training, maintenance expectations, documentation, and operational support processes.
• Manages multiple projects, communicates progress and risks to stakeholders, and evaluates emerging automation technologies for manufacturing logistics operations.

• Experience in manufacturing logistics, warehouse operations, material flow, or supply chain engineering.
• Experience implementing logistics automation technologies, including AGVs, AMRs, ASRS, VLMs, robotics, conveyance, and automated identification systems.
• Knowledge of integrated operational systems, including ERP, WMS, MES, fleet-management platforms, APIs, and automated equipment controls.
• Experience developing automation requirements, layouts, process flows, business cases, and implementation plans.
• Understanding of Lean principles, capacity planning, root-cause analysis, standard work, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using Excel, Power BI, SQL, or similar data-analysis tools.
• Ability to lead cross-functional projects involving operations, engineering,…