Automation Process Engineer: Fulfillment & Automation

gurkerl.at; Wien; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gurkerl days off

Canteen allowance

Work from home up to 2 days

Gurkerl Credits

CorporateBenefits discounts

International team

Flat hierarchies

Fast-paced environment

Job summary

Rohlik Group is seeking a Process Engineer to own end-to-end improvement projects across the fulfillment network, spanning hardware and software. You’ll spot slow, costly or manual processes, delivering live solutions on the warehouse floor with robotics, AMRs, conveyors and control logic.

You’ll quantify gains, defend investments, and standardise templates for future projects. The role involves leading cross-functional implementation, coordinating vendors, and driving efficiency with an

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Identify improvement potential across the fulfillment network — on the floor, in the data, and with operations teams — wherever automation or process redesign can meaningfully improve cost, throughput, quality or safety
• Own the business case for each opportunity: quantify throughput gains and labour impact, calculate payback period, prepare capex/opex estimates, and defend the investment to senior stakeholders
• Own the full solution end to end, whatever form it takes — physical automation, software/control changes, or a combination of both
• Standardise delivered work into reusable templates, playbooks and best practices that accelerate future projects
• Lead implementation from design through testing, installation, integration and piloting, coordinating internal teams, vendors and contractors to deliver a working solution on site
• Partner with Procurement and Operations across the full lifecycle — from requirements, RFIs/RFQs, vendor evaluation and commercial negotiation, through to a clean handover with documentation, SOPs, support processes and training for operational teams
• Feed insights from delivered projects into the group automation roadmap and warehouse planning concepts
• Support site and regional leadership by translating process and performance data into prioritised improvement opportunities

Skills

3+ years warehouse automation

Analytical skills

Project management

Vendor negotiation

English proficiency

On-site willingness

Willingness to travel to sites

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

AMRs

AutoStore

Conveyors

Packing systems

Job description

Rohlik Group is seeking a Process Engineer to own end-to-end improvement projects across the fulfillment network, spanning hardware and software. You’ll spot slow, costly or manual processes, delivering live solutions on the warehouse floor with robotics, AMRs, conveyors and control logic.

You’ll quantify gains, defend investments, and standardise templates for future projects. The role involves leading cross-functional implementation, coordinating vendors, and driving efficiency with an