Senior Automation Engineer - Vision & Robotics

Red Wing Brands of America; Red Wing (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 148,600; Full time

Job summary

Red Wing Shoe Company in Red Wing, Minnesota, designs, implements, and maintains advanced automation systems to improve efficiency and quality in footwear manufacturing. The role focuses on PLCs, sensors, actuators, vision systems, and machine learning-based inspection to drive continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with integrators and vendors, retrofit equipment, and ensure safety standards while reducing downtime and accelerating production excellence across our global operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics (or related field) is required.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in industrial automation, preferably in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Design, install, and maintain automation systems using PLCs, sensors, and actuators.
• Develop and deploy vision systems and ML-based inspection to improve quality.
• Build and wire control panels and integrate PLCs with hardware.
• Collaborate with integrators, panel builders, and automation vendors.
• Implement safety controls and retrofit existing equipment with minimal disruption.

Skills

PLC programming

Automation systems design

Vision systems

Machine learning basics

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics

Tools

PLC programming tools

Industrial vision systems

Machine learning basics

Job description

Red Wing Shoe Company in Red Wing, Minnesota, designs, implements, and maintains advanced automation systems to improve efficiency and quality in footwear manufacturing. The role focuses on PLCs, sensors, actuators, vision systems, and machine learning-based inspection to drive continuous improvement.

You will collaborate with integrators and vendors, retrofit equipment, and ensure safety standards while reducing downtime and accelerating production excellence across our global operations.