Senior Automation Engineer – MHE & SCADA Leader

Amazon Inc.; Jeffersonville (IN); On-site; USD 103,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Safety shoes

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to maximize equipment reliability and performance in fulfillment centers. You will troubleshoot complex control systems, mentor junior engineers, and lead cross-functional teams to optimize material handling equipment and SCADA programs for increased site throughput.

Responsibilities include SME-level troubleshooting, collaboration with Operations and software teams, and ongoing performance analysis.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience.
• 4+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience.
• 4+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience.
• 4+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and provide SME-level analysis for automation issues to minimize downtime of critical assets.
• Collaborate with Operations, FC Start-up, software teams, and safety to optimize MHE systems and implement projects.
• Understand and troubleshoot material handling control systems and industrial networks (Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus).
• Monitor MHE metrics and provide analysis to address performance issues across operations.
• Provide escalation support during/after hours to repair hardware or controls software on time.

Skills

PLC programming

Automation engineering

Robotics work cells

Siemens Ladder Logic

Allen-Bradley

SCADA

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent

Master's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Codesys

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to maximize equipment reliability and performance in fulfillment centers. You will troubleshoot complex control systems, mentor junior engineers, and lead cross-functional teams to optimize material handling equipment and SCADA programs for increased site throughput.

Responsibilities include SME-level troubleshooting, collaboration with Operations and software teams, and ongoing performance analysis.