Automation Engineering Manager
- Full-time
Job Details:
Automation Engineering Manager
Location: Greensboro NC | Full-Time | Travel: <25%
A leading organization in advanced manufacturing and industrial automation is seeking an Automation Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team and deliver innovative automation, robotics, controls, and systems integration solutions.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead, mentor, and develop a team of automation and integration engineers.
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Provide technical leadership across PLC/controls, HMI/SCADA, robotics, AMRs, vision, motion, and industrial networking.
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Drive scalable automation architectures, engineering standards, reusable software, and documentation.
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Lead adoption of AI-assisted engineering, digital twins, simulation, and virtual commissioning.
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Partner with Sales, Project Management, Operations, and customers to deliver successful projects.
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Ensure solutions meet applicable safety, electrical, cybersecurity, and regulatory standards.
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Drive continuous improvement, engineering efficiency, and technical innovation.
Qualifications
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Electrical Engineering required.
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10+ years of engineering experience
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Strong industrial automation and systems integration background.
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Expertise with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, motion, robotics, machine vision, and industrial networks.
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Experience with MES/ERP integration and technologies such as OPC UA, MQTT, REST APIs, SQL, Ignition, or Node-RED.
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Strong communication, leadership, project, and customer-facing skills.