Senior Automation Engineer — Global Manufacturing Ops

FPC (FORTUNE PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS - Orlando Office); Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortune Personnel Consultants - Orlando Office seeks a Senior Automation Engineer to lead automation strategy and deployment for global manufacturing in Indianapolis, IN. You will oversee cross-functional collaboration with product development, operations, robotics, equipment, and plant teams.

You will guide standards, manage system integration, and mentor a Midwest team, with ~10% travel to global sites. Battery of projects includes PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and vision systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field.
• 6–12 years of Automation/Controls/Robotics experience.
• Experience deploying automation solutions with PLCs, HMIs, robotics, sensors, drives, safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead automation strategy, standards, and reusable controls architectures for global manufacturing.
• Direct development of automation solutions for equipment, lines, robotics, and connected systems.
• Guide integration of PLCs, HMIs, robotics, vision, sensors, and networks into reliable manufacturing solutions.
• Support deployment from concept through commissioning and startup at global facilities.
• Improve uptime, throughput, quality, and equipment reliability through continuous improvement.
• Lead and mentor a Midwest automation engineering team in controls architecture and problem solving.
• Travel ~10% to global facilities including Switzerland and Japan.

Skills

Automation Engineering

Controls Systems

Robotics integration

Industrial Networking

Project Leadership

Global Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related field

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Rockwell Automation

Siemens

Studio 5000

FactoryTalk

TIA Portal

WinCC

Ignition

Job description

Fortune Personnel Consultants - Orlando Office seeks a Senior Automation Engineer to lead automation strategy and deployment for global manufacturing in Indianapolis, IN. You will oversee cross-functional collaboration with product development, operations, robotics, equipment, and plant teams.

You will guide standards, manage system integration, and mentor a Midwest team, with ~10% travel to global sites. Battery of projects includes PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and vision systems.