Onsite Automation Engineer - Digital Manufacturing Lead

Philip Morris International; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 88,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Philip Morris International is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the reliability and digital manufacturing initiatives at our Aurora, Colorado site. You will support MES/CMMS/ERP systems, optimize automation and data flows, and collaborate with production, maintenance, and IT teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, 3+ years of manufacturing experience, fluent English, and SAP/Microsoft Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, or equivalent education.
• 3+ years of manufacturing or related experience.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and SAP.
• Experience supporting MES, CMMS, ERP, or other manufacturing digital systems preferred.
• Experience with SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Maximo, Ignition, iMEL, or similar platforms is a plus.
• Strong teamwork, collaboration, customer focus, learning agility, and attention to detail.
• Fluent in English.
• This is an onsite position based in Aurora, CO.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to eliminate losses related to equipment software and systems connectivity failures while supporting business results and PMI standards.
• Serve as the manufacturing point of contact for Digital and Initiative Management pillars, driving system improvements, efficiency, and reliability.
• Support production and maintenance teams with configuration, troubleshooting, optimization, and maintenance of automation and digital manufacturing systems.
• Provide technical expertise for system configuration, parameterization, and complex troubleshooting.
• Support the design and implementation of digital solutions by providing factory hardware, software, firmware, and master data requirements.
• Lead Vertical Start-Up activities for strategic digital and automation projects.
• Support shop-floor cybersecurity incident management in partnership with Information Security teams.

Skills

English proficiency

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

MS Dynamics

Maximo

Ignition

iMEL

Job description

Philip Morris International is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the reliability and digital manufacturing initiatives at our Aurora, Colorado site. You will support MES/CMMS/ERP systems, optimize automation and data flows, and collaborate with production, maintenance, and IT teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, 3+ years of manufacturing experience, fluent English, and SAP/Microsoft Office proficiency.