Principle Automation Engineer, Material Handling & Warehouse Automation, Regional - LFF

Principal Automation Engineer, Material Handling & Warehouse Automation, Regional - LFF JOB SUMMARY

The Principal Automation Engineer, Material Handling & Warehouse Automation, Regional is responsible for driving the execution, deployment, and improvement of warehouse and production-connected material handling automation solutions across multiple North America EMS sites. This role supports material flow to and from production through scalable warehouse and intralogistics solutions, while working closely with site teams, third-party suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and sustainment.

This role supports both New Product Introduction (NPI) and New Automation Asset Introduction
. Although the role is not intended to formally own site projects, the individual must be fully capable of planning, structuring, and driving execution through site teams and external partners.

This is not a strategy ownership role and it is not an internal equipment design role. The position is focused on execution, mentoring, supplier coordination, and consistent deployment of supplier-based warehouse and material handling automation solutions within a regional automation framework.

This role will support the LFF (Large Form Factor) operational unit and must understand the specific warehouse and material handling requirements associated with large, heavy, palletized, or awkward materials and assemblies.

The role should focus on automation solutions that support:

• Inbound movement of large-form materials
• Storage and retrieval of large components or finished units
• Pallet movement and staging
• Line-side delivery of large materials
• Outbound movement of completed products or assemblies

The role should understand environments with:

• Large floor-space requirements
• High cube or oversized material handling challenges
• Interactions between warehouse systems and production movement paths
• Building and facility constraints such as:
  • aisle width
  • floor loading
  • traffic flow
  • turning radius
  • staging footprint

Experience with:

• Heavy-duty AMR / AGV / FMR solutions
• Pallet handling systems
• Storage systems such as rack, VLM, and ASRS
• Warehouse infrastructure planning and practical deployment is preferred.

The role must work closely with facilities, industrial engineering, operations, and General Automation teams to ensure warehouse and material handling systems support safe and efficient production flow in LFF environments.

• This role must be capable of leading, structuring, and driving execution through site teams and suppliers.
• This role provides regional technical leadership for warehouse and material handling automation deployment and sustainment.
• This role works closely with the Sr. Manager of Automation to align execution with regional priorities and provide input to strategy, while strategy ownership remains with regional leadership.
• This role is a mentor, trainer, and capability builder across the region.
• This role works closely with the General Automation team
  , recognizing that material handling and warehouse automation must integrate directly into production operations.

• Drive execution of material handling and warehouse automation initiatives across multiple North America EMS sites.
• Support sites in prioritizing opportunities, structuring work, managing execution, and stabilizing deployed systems.
• Ensure implementation aligns with regional expectations, standards, and scalable approaches.

• Support site teams in aligning warehouse and material flow strategies with new product requirements.
• Evaluate the impact of new products on material flow, storage, staging, line-side delivery, and outbound processes.
• Ensure warehouse and material handling processes are ready to support production needs during product launch.

• Guide and support deployment of new automation systems, including:
  • requirements alignment
  • supplier engagement
  • technical evaluation
  • quotation and proposal review
  • installation
  • startup
  • ramp
  • validation and handoff
• Ensure deployed systems meet throughput,…