Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Mechanical Automation Engineer II
Job Description:
Leads complex mechanical engineering automation, configuration-platform, and product-platforming initiatives, owning complete solutions and major technical workstreams from architecture through deployment and sustained operation. Applies advanced mechanical engineering, CAD automation, configuration management, workflow design, and systems-integration expertise to create scalable, reusable capability across product families. Establishes automation architectures, development standards, validation methods, and lifecycle practices; leads resolution of complex technical issues; and influences product structures and engineering workflows so automation can scale. Plans and leads large projects with significant autonomy, managing scope, cost, resources, risk, priorities, and stakeholders. Serves as a recognized technical leader who mentors engineers, leads technical reviews, and champions automation standards and best practices.
In this role you will:
- Lead the architecture, design, development, deployment, and lifecycle support of complex mechanical automation systems, configurators, and engineering workflow solutions.
- Own complete automation solutions and major product-family implementations, ensuring scalability, maintainability, performance, quality, and supportability.
- Establish and improve standards for automation development, mechanical configuration logic, product platforming, CAD modeling, documentation, testing, release, and change control.
- Lead implementation using CAD and configuration technologies, APIs, scripting, PDM, PLM, and related engineering systems.
- Guide teams in creating automation-ready product structures, modular models, variant logic, reusable rules, and consistent engineering data.
- Lead automation-readiness assessments, architecture reviews, technical reviews, and validation plans for significant engineering programs.
- Analyze workflows, automation coverage, defects, adoption, and system-health information to prioritize improvements and capability investments.
- Resolve complex automation, integration, data, configuration, and workflow issues; implement durable corrective and preventive actions.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives with product engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, operations, and technology partners.
- Evaluate and recommend automation technologies, development methods, architectures, and reusable frameworks that advance Engineering Automation capability.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring, develop less experienced engineers, share best practices, and represent mechanical automation in major initiatives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline required.
- Typically requires 7-10 years of related experience in mechanical engineering, engineering automation, product platforming, configurable product development, or engineering systems.
- Advanced experience developing, deploying, and supporting complex mechanical automation platforms, configurators, workflows, or engineering systems.
- Extensive proficiency with CAD software, configuration platforms, scripting or APIs, and engineering data management systems.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical engineering principles, product structures, manufacturing methods, configuration management, design for manufacturability, and reusable product architecture.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex automation or platforming initiatives involving multiple product families, disciplines, sites, or stakeholder groups.
- Experience defining automation architecture, development standards, governance practices, validation methods, and reusable technical frameworks.
- Ability to lead large technical projects with significant autonomy and manage scope, cost, resources, risk, priorities, and stakeholders.
- Strong communication and influence skills, with demonstrated experience leading technical reviews and mentoring engineers.
Skills:
- Advanced mechanical engineering automation
- Product platforming and configuration architecture
- CAD automation, APIs, and scripting
- Engineering workflow automation and systems integration
- PDM, PLM, and engineering data architecture
- Automation architecture, governance, and lifecycle management
- Advanced testing, validation, and release practices
- Complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis
- Engineering standards and reusable framework development
- Technical leadership and cross-functional influence
- Large-project planning, risk management, and execution
- Mentoring, technology evaluation, and strategic thinking