Industrial Automation Engineer

Position: INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENGINEER
Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow's clean and connected car.

Title:

Automation Engineer

Work Location:

* 2026:
Greer, SC

* January 2027:
Role will transition to Toledo, OH

Missions

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

* BG standard owner for Automation

* Leads métier projects on his scope

* 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

KPI and/or main deliverables

* Optipro or Optimap or Optinov work packages fulfilled

* HSE (100% conformity)

* Build & Monitor Project charter

* Manage assigned budget

* Defines & Monitors Validation plan

* Manages and perform risk analysis (FMEAs + technical reviews)

* Ownership on Automation standard at BG level

Activities

Project Management

* 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

Metier activities

* 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

Assistance to operations

* 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

* Supplier tracking

* Program adjustments during tuning phase/retrofit/re-use

* Participate in operations productivity workshops

Customer/Industrial projects activities

* 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

Knowledge sharing activities

* Consolidate lessons learnt from the projects into metier best practices and standards

* Animate in metier networks

* Promote externally (OEM, external institutes, academics…) and internally industrial excellence innovation roadmap

* Train new AUTOMATION, ROBOTIC, PPA, MPM, EPM… to industrialized innovative solutions

Competences requirements

Knowledge / Qualifications

* 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 (if relevant)

* Previous experience in the automotive sector is an added advantage

Key technical competencies

* 5+ years of experience as Robotic or PLC specialist

* Knowledge of SIEMENS PLC and FANUC ROBOT

* Project management skills

* Fluent English required

Key behavioral competencies

(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

* Pedagogical skills

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.

Date:
Feb 17, 2026

Location:

Troy-Michigan, MI, US, 48098

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Nearest Major Market:
Troy

Nearest Secondary Market:
Detroit