Manager, Automation Engineering

Location: Shippensburg

Reference: R-2653976

Posted:

Location:

SHIPPENSBURG, PA, United States Salary: $90000 - $180000/year

Type:
Full time / Regular/Permanent Company:
Walmart Business Segment:
Home Office The Manager, Automation Engineering, will function as the Site Implementation Project Manager who is responsible for leading the on-site execution of complex automation, material handling, and industrial racking projects from site readiness through installation, commissioning, go-live, and operational handoff / final acceptance. This role serves as the primary on-site project leader, ensuring projects are executed safely, to scope, on schedule, and within budget.

This role will coordinate multiple vendors and cross-functional partners, proactively manage risks and open issues, and drive timely resolution of constraints that could impact project commitments. The role will also leverage AI and digital tools to improve project visibility, identify emerging risks, streamline project management activities, and enable faster, data-driven decision-making.

Key Responsibilities Project Execution:
Lead day-to-day site execution of automation, material handling, conveyor, controls, and industrial racking installations from site readiness through commissioning and operational handoff.

Scope, Schedule & Budget:
Maintain accountability for approved project scope, master schedule, milestones, financial commitments, and change control. Identify variances early and establish recovery plans when commitments are dor Management:
Manage equipment suppliers, system integrators, rack installers, contractors, and other project partners. Establish clear deliverables, monitor performance, and hold vendors accountable to contractual, schedule, quality, and performance commitments.

Risk Management:

Own and actively manage the project risk register, identifying technical, schedule, cost, safety, resource, and operational risks. Establish mitigation plans, owners, and due dates and escalate material risks early.

Open-Issue Resolution:
Maintain disciplined tracking of open issues, dependencies, decisions, and actions. Drive issues to closure, remove barriers, and coordinate cross-functional support to maintain project momentum.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partner closely with Engineering, Construction, Operations, Reliability/Maintenance, Technology, Safety, Procurement, Finance, and external partners to coordinate execution, resolve issues, and ensure alignment to project commitments.

Installation & Site Readiness:
Coordinate site access, installation sequencing, equipment delivery and staging, utilities, construction interfaces, and other dependencies required for successful automation and industrial rack installation.

Commissioning & Go-Live:
Lead coordination of testing, commissioning, punch-list closure, performance validation, training, documentation, and operational readiness activities through successful go-live.

Change Management:
Evaluate proposed scope and field changes for cost, schedule, technical, and operational impacts. Ensure changes are appropriately documented, reviewed, and approved before execution.

AI & Digital Tools:
Leverage approved AI and digital project-management tools to improve schedule and cost analysis, risk identification, issue tracking, meeting and action summarization, document review, reporting, and identification of emerging project trends. Apply AI-generated insights to proactively identify constraints and accelerate informed decision-making while maintaining accountability for project outcomes.

Project Governance:
Provide clear, fact-based reporting on overall project health, including scope, schedule, budget, risks, open issues, vendor performance, and operational readiness. Use AI and digital tools to…