Early-Career Automation Engineer: Design & Integration

Newell Brands

Columbia (SC)

On-site

USD 70,000 - 106,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

Newell Brands is seeking an Associate Automation Engineer to support Engineering, Reliability & Automation by developing and deploying standards, playbooks, and templates across manufacturing and distribution sites.

The role targets early-career engineers with 1–2 years of experience and offers exposure to ERA leaders, R&D, EHS, and external partners while traveling up to 50%. Strong documentation and CAD/DFM skills are valued.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechatronics, Electrical or related technical field required.
1–2 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, product/process development, plant engineering, automation, capital projects or related work preferred.
Internship, co-op, capstone, undergraduate research or engineering competition experience strongly preferred.
Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, technical drawings, equipment specifications, process flow, CI, 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.