Lead Automation Engineer: Ground-Up Machinery Design

Impact Solutions; Brown Deer (WI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Impact Solutions seeks a Senior Automation Project Engineer to lead custom automation projects, leveraging SolidWorks for large assemblies and specifying hydraulic and pneumatic systems. This 100% onsite role is based near Brown Deer, WI, offering up to $120,000 base salary plus premium benefits.

You will guide ground-up machine conception from concept to fabrication, collaborating with PMs and managing detailers and external resources to ensure on-budget, on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or 5+ years of direct custom machine design-build experience.
• SolidWorks proficiency for complex mechanism layouts and large assemblies.
• Hands-on experience specifying hydraulics/pneumatics and welding (GMAW, GTAW, Laser).
• 3+ years of proven success in custom automated machinery design (not consumer products).

Responsibilities

• Lead Ground-Up Machine Conception: direct the mechanical design integrity, engineering strategy, and profitability for custom, complex machine design-build projects.
• Translate Client Specifications: partner with Project Managers during concept reviews to translate requirements into robust automation solutions.
• Supervise Design Workflows: break down complex design initiatives into milestones, supervise detailers and external resources.
• Architect Fluid Power Systems: specify hydraulic and pneumatic power transmission systems for each build.
• Mitigate Design Risk: conduct early risk assessments to engineer out safety hazards and accessibility issues.
• Client & Shop Floor Alignment: manage high-level technical communications with global clients and shop-floor actions to stay on schedule.

Skills

SolidWorks

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

Machine design

Project leadership

Welding knowledge

Education

BSME or equivalent experience

5+ years custom machine design-build experience

Job description

Impact Solutions seeks a Senior Automation Project Engineer to lead custom automation projects, leveraging SolidWorks for large assemblies and specifying hydraulic and pneumatic systems. This 100% onsite role is based near Brown Deer, WI, offering up to $120,000 base salary plus premium benefits.

You will guide ground-up machine conception from concept to fabrication, collaborating with PMs and managing detailers and external resources to ensure on-budget, on-time delivery.