Associate Automation Design Engineer (Early Career)

Newell Brands; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands is seeking an Associate Automation Engineer, Design and Integration to support the ERA organization. The role focuses on developing and deploying engineering standards, playbooks, templates, and project tools across manufacturing and distribution sites.

The position targets an early-career engineer (1–2 years) who will collaborate with ERA leaders, site teams, and external partners to translate standards into practical tools. Travel up to 50% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline required.
• 1-2 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, product/process development, plant engineering, automation, capital projects, or related technical work preferred.
• Internship, co-op, capstone, undergraduate research, manufacturing project, or engineering competition experience strongly preferred.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, technical drawings, equipment specifications, process flow, continuous improvement, and engineering documentation.
• Familiarity with CAD, DFM, Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA/PFMEA, project management tools, or technical writing preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and follow-through skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint; Power BI or Smartsheet exposure preferred.
• Ability to work across functions, sites, regions, and vendors with guidance from senior engineering leaders.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% to manufacturing and distribution sites as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating, updating, and organizing engineering standards, technical guidelines, project templates, and site-facing documentation.
• Support the ERA standards library by maintaining clear document structure, version control, and easy-to-use reference materials.
• Capture lessons learned from pilot projects, technical reviews, vendor evaluations, and site deployments and convert them into reusable guidance.
• Help prepare technical playbooks, checklists, and training materials that improve consistency across Newell manufacturing and distribution sites.
• Work with subject matter experts to ensure standards reflect practical operating needs, safety expectations, maintainability, and manufacturability.
• Support engineering reviews for capital projects, manufacturing equipment changes, DFM pilots, automation initiatives, and site improvement work.
• Assist with Design for Manufacturing tools and workflows, including manufacturability assessments, site process capability inputs, and lessons-learned documentation.
• Help gather project data, organize technical inputs, prepare status updates, and track action items through completion.
• Review technical drawings, specifications, vendor information, and project documentation with guidance from senior engineers and pillar leads.
• Participate in site assessments, project meetings, and cross-functional reviews to support standards-based project execution.
• Support Ask-an-Engineer and other ERA knowledge-management initiatives by organizing engineering standards, guides, lessons learned, and project materials.
• Help create user-friendly training materials, quick-reference guides, and office-hour content for site engineering, maintenance, and project teams.
• Maintain project trackers, standards deployment logs, and simple dashboards using Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Power BI, or similar tools.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of ERA documentation and knowledge-sharing processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

DFM

Lean/Six Sigma

FMEA/PFMEA

Power BI

SharePoint

Smartsheet

Job description

Newell Brands is seeking an Associate Automation Engineer, Design and Integration to support the ERA organization. The role focuses on developing and deploying engineering standards, playbooks, templates, and project tools across manufacturing and distribution sites.

The position targets an early-career engineer (1–2 years) who will collaborate with ERA leaders, site teams, and external partners to translate standards into practical tools. Travel up to 50% may be required.