Automation Engineer
Job in
Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina, 29651, USA
Listed on 2026-03-04
Listing for:
OPmobility
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-04
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Robotics, Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Missions
• This person will transfer permanently to Toledo, OH in January 2027
Main Missions- Contributes to the Support Optimap / Optipro project development
- Supports operations in case of major technical incidence and capitalization of lessons learnt/optimizations of processes
- Ensures consistent contribution (participating and sharing / transferring knowledge) within industrial networks
- Leads Industrial Excellence innovation roadmap on his scope, delivered breakthrough solution using/managing métier project
- Ensures consistent report to top management & operations using steering instance
- Optipro or Optimap or Optinov work packages fulfilled
- Build & Monitor Project charter
- Manage assigned budget
- Manages and perform risk analysis (FMEAs + technical reviews)
- Ownership on Automation standard at BG level
- Define and lead the activities needed to achieve the deliverables
- Determine the project provisional budget (hours and cost)
- Elaborate and transfers the technical data to the development, industrial and/or plant teams, with a clear identification of the remaining risks to ensure successful transfer
- Handle some activities of the extended team depending on the project size
- Seek for breakthrough initiative on Robotic, PLC and Vision field:
Identify new technologies and functions, analyze market and technology trends, benchmark serial products and technologies - Contribute to robotic network activities linked to central roadmap
- Lead technical standards definitions
- Industrialize innovative solutions
- Support operations in case of major or new issue on processes/equipment on Vision, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)/ HMI (Human Machine Interface program) Robotic equipment, including:
- Automation audit on equipment/cell
- Program adjustments during tuning phase/retrofit/re-use
- Participate in operations productivity workshops
- Validate technical feasibility of Vision PLC & Robotics solutions
- Support the definition of equipment specifications & supplier sourcing
- Perform inhouse programming tasks on PLC HMI Robots and OT/IT devices
- Consolidate lessons learnt from the projects into metier best practices and standards
- Promote externally (OEM, external institutes, academics…) and internally industrial excellence innovation roadmap
- Train new AUTOMATION, ROBOTIC, PPA, MPM, EPM… to industrialized innovative solutions
- Bachelor if significant experienced in the field or a Engineering Master’s degree in Automation and Robotics plus experience
- Advanced experience in robotics and automation
- Previous experience in an international context preferred
- Previous experience in the automotive sector is an added advantage
- 5+ years of experience as Robotic or PLC specialist
- Knowledge of SIEMENS PLC and FANUC ROBOT
(be customer‑centric, cultivate innovation, act with audacity, drive results, collaborate, drive engagement, value differences, be resilient, develop yourself)
- Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, team player
- Ability to make decision and assess technical solution on his field
- Ability to plan, organize and prioritize
- Communication capability skills towards all management levels
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