Automation Systems Engineer II – Design, Build & Optimize

Genuine Parts Company; Danvers (MA); On-site; USD 85,271 - 117,195; Full time

Job summary

Motion in Danvers, MA is seeking a Systems Engineer II to design and build custom automation systems under limited supervision. You will collaborate across teams to deliver technically sound solutions, manage projects, and ensure delivery aligns with customer requirements and budgets.

The role emphasizes system design, development, testing, and training, with opportunities to contribute to proposals and improve production methods while maintaining quality and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
• Two (2) to five (5) years of related experience.
• Knowledge of mechanical design software, machine controls, vision systems, precision motion control, robotics.

Responsibilities

• Performs engineering calculations, investigations and tasks as assigned.
• Responsible for project management, communicating requirements, establishing timelines and coordinating activities with customer requirements for orders.
• Collaborates with other employees to provide follow-up and engineering assistance on defined problems
• Prepares reports, graphs, planning layouts and summaries designed to communicate project progress or results.
• Designs, develops, analyzes, troubleshoots and provides technical skills and training.
• Recommends and designs components and systems of components working together to meet customer specifications for size, layout and performance.
• Develops system level proposals for automations systems.
• Evaluates applications for viability, considering risk, complexity and commercial aspects.
• Oversees build costs, ensuring delivery of systems as budgeted, achieving profit margin rates as built.
• Develops standard system packages to target high potential vertical markets.
• Oversees system build and delivery, ensures delivery of quality systems, and customer satisfaction.
• May provide technical writing and functional explanations of how components work and are integrated into industrial machinery.
• May help improve production methods, determine manufacturing capacity and set up production schedules.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mechanical design software

Machine controls

Vision systems

Precision motion control

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Motion in Danvers, MA is seeking a Systems Engineer II to design and build custom automation systems under limited supervision. You will collaborate across teams to deliver technically sound solutions, manage projects, and ensure delivery aligns with customer requirements and budgets.

The role emphasizes system design, development, testing, and training, with opportunities to contribute to proposals and improve production methods while maintaining quality and profitability.