Automation Engineer Leader, NASC RME

About the role

The Automation Engineering Leader provides strategic leadership and technical direction for automation engineering teams across regions. They oversee both site-based and regional automation engineers and managers, driving operational excellence and setting standards, best practices, and technical frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple teams of automation engineering managers and engineers across regions, establishing training programs, mentorship frameworks, and career development pathways to build technical capabilities and leadership skills.
• Provide direction and technical support for complex engineering issues across the network, driving technician standard work, root cause analysis, and implementing scalable solutions to eliminate critical asset downtime.
• Drive Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for automation teams across your network, ensuring each team is compliant with operational standards and targets.
• Drive adoption of control systems standards, optimal code/parameter sets, and technical frameworks for PLC/PC controllers, SCADA/OEE platforms, and material handling systems.
• Drive network-wide continuous improvement initiatives focused on upskilling the organization and large-scale projects, coordinating cross-functional teams and managing stakeholder relationships to achieve business objectives and operational excellence, with travel up to 20% to support automation engineering operations and ensure consistent implementation of standards and best practices across multiple facilities and regions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or 10+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience.
• Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays.
• 10+ years of working in industrial controls and automation experience.
• 10+ years of process or production environment related PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience.
• 10+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience.
• 10+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience.
• 10+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience.
• 10+ years of leading engineering teams or managing technical personnel experience.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering.
• MBA or Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Experience with HMI and control network components, including maintenance, troubleshooting, programming and design.
• Experience with programming software such as RSLogix5000, Studio 5000, FT View, and other controls software platforms.
• Experience with manufacturing or complex industry leading Controls at a multi-site or network level.
• Experience developing technical standards and best practices for large-scale automation systems.

Skills

• Strategic leadership and technical direction.
• Technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
• Team development and mentoring.
• Leadership and management of engineering teams.
• Automation and control systems knowledge.
• PLC programming and automation engineering experience.
• Robotics and control systems experience.
• Control systems standards and best practices.
• Continuous improvement and project management skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits starting on Day 1.
• Matching 401(k) program.
• Up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Lightweight fire-resistant daily wear and composite toe safety shoes.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

• USA, FL, SAN ANTONIO - 182,800.00 - 247,400.00 USD annually
• USA, GA, Union City - 182,800.00 - 247,400.00 USD annually
• USA, MA, Stoughton - 182,800.00 - 247,400.00 USD annually
• USA, TN, Nashville - 164,500.00 - 222,700.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, CLEBURNE - 182,800.00 - 247,400.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Kent - 182,800.00 - 247,400.00 USD annually