Senior Automation Reliability Architect
ZT Systems
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Job summary
ZT Systems in Secaucus, NJ, seeks a Sr Staff Automation Reliability Engineer to own the automation platform across robotics, PLCs, conveyance, and pneumatics. You will lead a team of technicians, set maintenance strategies, and drive reliability improvements in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
The role requires 8+ years in industrial automation with strong cross-disciplinary skills and data-driven decision making.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in industrial automation across robotics, PLCs, and electromechanical systems.
- Proven ability to diagnose complex automation failures across multiple disciplines.
- Experience with automation commissioning, preventive maintenance, and reliability improvement.
- Strong collaboration and coaching of automation technicians.
- Experience using MTBF/MTTR and data-driven improvement.
Responsibilities
- Serve as technical owner for the automation platform across robotics, PLC/controls, conveyance, pneumatics.
- Lead a team of technicians, establishing maintenance strategies and escalation practices.
- Primary escalation point for complex equipment failures with cross-functional support.
- Develop and drive the automation reliability strategy to reduce downtime and increase capacity.
- Partner with OEMs and engineering to commission new automation and improve performance.
- Use performance data to identify systemic issues and prioritize improvements.
- Maintain technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
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Job description
ZT Systems in Secaucus, NJ, seeks a Sr Staff Automation Reliability Engineer to own the automation platform across robotics, PLCs, conveyance, and pneumatics. You will lead a team of technicians, set maintenance strategies, and drive reliability improvements in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
The role requires 8+ years in industrial automation with strong cross-disciplinary skills and data-driven decision making.
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