Senior Aftermarket Controls Engineering Manager

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health/Vision/Dental/401k with match

FSA/HSA

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Daifuku Intralogistics America Corporation seeks an experienced leader to head the Aftermarket Controls Engineering function, designing, modifying, commissioning, and supporting control and power distribution systems for existing customer solutions while guiding a team of controls engineers and providing hands-on technical leadership on modernization and retrofit projects.

You will partner with Aftermarket Sales, Applications Engineering, Software Engineering, Project Management, Field Services,

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering or equivalent.
8+ years of controls engineering experience in industrial automation/material handling.
Experience with material handling systems and ASRS preferred.
English language proficiency (read, write, speak).
Experience leading customer-facing engineering projects preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of controls engineers with staffing, onboarding, training, mentoring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
Assign engineering resources based on project priorities, workload, skills, and customer commitments.
Develop departmental objectives, staffing plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Monitor engineering productivity, quality, and project performance metrics.
Conduct regular design reviews, process audits, and quality assurance checks.
Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus.
Support succession planning and professional development of team members.