Automation Design & Integration Engineer — Early-Career

Newell Brands; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

Newell Brands is seeking an Associate Automation Engineer to join the ERA organization. This role is designed for an early-career engineer (1–2 years) to develop broad technical capability across manufacturing engineering, DFMs, capital projects, and site-facing documentation.

You will collaborate with ERA leaders and site teams to translate standards into practical tools, assist in reviews, and support knowledge management initiatives using Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Electrical or related technical discipline.
• 1-2 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, product/process development, plant engineering, automation, capital projects, or related technical work.
• Internship/co-op/capstone/undergraduate research or engineering competition experience preferred.
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, drawings, equipment specs, process flow, continuous improvement, and engineering documentation.
• Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word; Power BI or Smartsheet exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating and organizing engineering standards, guidelines, templates, and site-facing documentation.
• Support ERA standards library with clear structure and version control.
• Capture lessons learned from pilots and reviews into reusable guidance.
• Prepare technical playbooks, checklists, and training materials for site consistency.
• Work with SMEs to reflect practical operating needs, safety, maintainability, and manufacturability.
• Support engineering reviews for capital projects, equipment changes, DFM pilots, automation initiatives, and site improvement.
• Assist with DFM tools/workflows and site process capability inputs.
• Gather project data, organize inputs, prepare status updates, and track actions.
• Review drawings/specs/vendor info with guidance from senior engineers.
• Participate in site assessments, meetings, and cross-functional reviews.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Follow-through

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD

DFM

Lean

Six Sigma

FMEA/PFMEA

Project management tools

Technical writing

Job description

Newell Brands is seeking an Associate Automation Engineer to join the ERA organization. This role is designed for an early-career engineer (1–2 years) to develop broad technical capability across manufacturing engineering, DFMs, capital projects, and site-facing documentation.

You will collaborate with ERA leaders and site teams to translate standards into practical tools, assist in reviews, and support knowledge management initiatives using Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Power BI.