Automation Engineer

OPmobility; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

OPmobility is seeking an experienced Automation and Robotics specialist to lead projects and prepare the permanent transfer to Toledo, Ohio in January 2027. The role covers defining deliverables, budgeting, transferring tech data to development/plant teams, and identifying remaining risks.

You will pursue breakthroughs in robotics, PLC and vision, support operations, validate feasibility of Vision/PLC/Robotics solutions, and help define equipment specs and supplier sourcing worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Automation/Robotics or Engineering Master’s degree with field experience.
• Advanced experience in robotics and automation.
• International context experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead activities to achieve project deliverables.
• Determine provisional project budget (hours and cost).
• Transfer technical data to development and plant teams with risk identification.
• Handle extended team activities as needed.
• Seek breakthrough robotics, PLC, and vision technologies; analyze trends.
• Contribute to robotic network activities and central roadmap.
• Lead technical standards definitions.
• Industrialize innovative solutions.
• Support operations on issues in Vision, PLC/HMI/Robotics.
• Validate feasibility of Vision PLC & Robotics solutions.
• Assist equipment specifications and supplier sourcing.
• Perform in-house PLC/HMI/Robot/OT-IT programming.
• Consolidate lessons learned into best practices.
• Promote innovation roadmap externally and internally.
• Train new automation/robotics staff to industrialized solutions.

Skills

Robotics

PLC

Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Decision Making

Planning

Siemens PLC

FANUC Robot

Education

Engineering Master’s degree in Automation and Robotics

Bachelor degree in related field

Tools

Siemens PLC

FANUC Robot

Job description

This person will transfer permanently to Toledo, OH in January 2027

Activities

Project Management

• Define and lead the activities needed to achieve the deliverables
• Determine the project provisional budget (hours and cost)
• Elaborate and transfers the technical data to the development, industrial and/or plant teams, with a clear identification of the remaining risks to ensure successful transfer
• Handle some activities of the extended team depending on the project size
• Seek for breakthrough initiative on Robotic, PLC and Vision field: Identify new technologies and functions, analyze market and technology trends, benchmark serial products and technologies
• Contribute to robotic network activities linked to central roadmap
• Lead technical standards definitions
• Industrialize innovative solutions

Assistance to operations

• Support operations in case of major or new issue on processes/equipment on Vision, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)/ HMI (Human Machine Interface program) Robotic equipment.

Customer/Industrial projects activities

• Validate technical feasibility of Vision PLC & Robotics solutions
• Support the definition of equipment specifications & supplier sourcing
• Perform inhouse programming tasks on PLC HMI Robots and OT/IT devices

Knowledge sharing activities

• Consolidate lessons learnt from the projects into metier best practices and standards
• Promote externally (OEM, external institutes, academics…) and internally industrial excellence innovation roadmap
• Train new AUTOMATION, ROBOTIC, PPA, MPM, EPM… to industrialized innovative solutions

Competences requirements

Knowledge / Qualifications

• Bachelor if significant experienced in the field or a Engineering Master’s degree in Automation and Robotics plus experience
• Advanced experience in robotics and automation
• Previous experience in an international context preferred

Previous Experience (if relevant)

• Previous experience in the automotive sector is an added advantage

Key technical competencies

• 5+ years of experience as Robotic or PLC specialist
• Knowledge of SIEMENS PLC and FANUC ROBOT

(be customer‑centric, cultivate innovation, act with audacity, drive results, collaborate, drive engagement, value differences, be resilient, develop yourself)

• Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, team player
• Ability to make decision and assess technical solution on his field
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize
• Communication capability skills towards all management levels