Senior Automation Project Engineer (d/f/m) - Bopfingen

As a Senior Automation & Project Engineer, you will lead automation and investment projects across Europe, identifying Industry 4.0 opportunities, designing scalable solutions, and delivering initiatives that drive Henkel’s digital manufacturing strategy with a focus on technical excellence, safety, and sustainability.

What you´ll do

• Explore and define automation solutions aligned with Industry 4.0 and evolving toward Industry 5.0, ensuring scalability and compliance for multi-site rollouts
• Collaborate across functions to assess feasibility, develop detailed designs, and prepare comprehensive project documentation including budget, schedule, and resources
• Lead key automation projects from design and construction through commissioning and start-up, ensuring technical excellence and adherence to Henkel standards
• Build strategic partnerships with technology providers and vendors to support long‑term automation and digitalization goals
• Monitor and control project performance, including cost, progress, and risk management, while handling Steering Committee updates and governance
• Manage stakeholders and communication, resolve issues, and control scope changes within established frameworks
• Ensure compliance and continuous improvement, meeting industry regulations, cybersecurity requirements, and capturing lessons learned to enhance standards
• Act as a change agent, driving digital adoption and promoting human‑machine collaboration across sites

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Automation, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related filed
• At least 5 years of experience in Project Engineering, ideally in CAPEX investment projects within an industrial environment with proven expertise in automation projects (e.g.material handling robots, packaging & palletizing systems, automatic truck loading, AGVs)
• Solid project and stakeholder management skills, including proficiency with tools (Office, MS Project, CAD), methodologies and strong interpersonal abilities
• Highly self‑motivated, autonomous, and adaptable to a dynamic international environment
• Fluent in English and German both written and spoken
• Willing to travel across Europe up to 30% of the time, depending on project needs

Some perks of joining Henkel

• Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
• Diverse national and international growth opportunities
• Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
• Gender‑neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
• Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
• Company Pension Plan 100% financed by Henkel
• MEGA Preventive Health Insurance
• CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance
• Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Jobticket