Senior Staff Engineer, Industrial Automation

ams-OSRAM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

ams-OSRAM Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is seeking a seasoned Automation Engineering Lead to drive day-to-day technical work, set priorities, and guide engineers and assistants.

You will design robotic and cobot systems, AMR/AGV handling, and vision-guided applications while ensuring system capacity and performance meet throughput and OEE targets. Responsibilities include developing comprehensive automation specifications across mechanical, electrical, controls, HMI, and software, reviewing vendor

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics, Electrical or Mechanical engineering.
• 5+ years in industrial automation and robotics.
• Strong project management and system integration capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technical work of automation engineers and assistants; set priorities and assign tasks.
• Design and develop automation solutions including robotic/cobot systems, AMR/AGV handling, and vision-guided apps.
• Define system capacity, performance requirements, throughput and OEE targets for optimized productivity.
• Develop automation specs across mechanical, electrical, controls, HMI and software; review vendor designs.
• Lead end-to-end project execution, manage budgets, schedules, resources and stakeholders.
• Oversee vendor selection, design, testing, installation and commissioning; ensure compliance.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics/Electrical/Mechanical

Tools

CAD/SolidWorks

PC/PLC programming

C++

Python

ROS 2

MES API Integration

Job description

Your new responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day technical work of the automation engineers and assistant engineers: set priorities, assign tasks, review designs and provide hands-on guidance
• Design and develop innovative automation solutions, including robotic and cobot systems, AMR/AGV-based material handling, mechatronic and vision-guided applications, while evaluating technical and commercial implementation options. Define system capacity and performance requirements by analyzing throughput, cycle time, takt time, buffer capacity, availability, and OEE targets to ensure optimized productivity and operational efficiency.
• Develop automation system specifications and concepts covering mechanical, electrical, controls, HMI, and software requirements, while reviewing vendor designs and ensuring compliance with technical, operational, and project requirements
• Lead end-to-end automation project execution from concept through handover, managing schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and stakeholder communications. Coordinate cross-functional teams including IT, Facilities, Production, Maintenance, EHS, and Purchasing to ensure successful project delivery within approved scope, timeline, and budget.
• Manage vendor selection and execution by evaluating technical proposals, overseeing design, testing, installation, and commissioning activities, and ensuring compliance with project specifications, schedules, quality standards, and contractual requirements
• Lead automation system reliability and lifecycle management by troubleshooting complex production issues, driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions, implementing upgrades and performance improvements, and maintaining asset documentation, software version control, and spare parts strategies to maximize system uptime and operational efficiency.

Who we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics/Electrical/Mechanical
• Min. 5 years of industrial automation and robotics
• Project management. PC/PLC programming. CAD/Solidworks. Electrical system. Smart Factory system
• Applies deep technical knowledge through a structured, systematic and disciplined approach to solve complex engineering problems
• C#, Python, C++, ROS 2, Manufacturing Execution System (MES) API Integration