Senior Consultant, Automation Standards & AI Frameworks

Rockwell Automation; Mayfield Heights (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, !?

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation, a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation, is seeking a senior architect to design agentic engineering frameworks and define architectures for PLC, HMI, SCADA, and MES systems. You will translate domain expertise into reusable AI-enabled skills and guide customers on coding standards and governance.

The role requires at least eight years in industrial automation or software engineering and a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

• You will have Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in industrial automation, software engineering, or digital manufacturing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement agentic engineering frameworks for industrial automation.
• Define architecture and integration of agents, skills, workflow orchestration, MCP services and reusable libraries.
• Transform domain expertise and workflows into reusable AI-enabled skills.
• Develop methodologies to convert customer standards into agent-executable processes.
• Create reference architectures for AI-assisted development, testing, documentation, code generation, and validation workflows.
• Advise customers on Automation Code Standards adoption.
• Assess current automation architectures, libraries, workflows, and governance models.
• Define coding guidelines, naming conventions, modular practices, testing strategies, and lifecycle processes.
• Establish reusable architectures for PLC, HMI, SCADA, analytics, and digital manufacturing apps.
• Facilitate workshops to align standards across engineering teams.

Skills

Automation architectures

Industrial software development

APIs & microservices

DevOps practices

AI agent development

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Tools

FactoryTalk

Logix

Optix

Industrial digital twins

MCP architectures

Job description

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better. We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description Responsibilities:

• Design and implement Agentic Engineering Frameworks for industrial automation development.
• Define the architecture and integration of agents, skills, workflow orchestration, MCP services, development tools, and reusable libraries.
• Transform domain expertise, engineering procedures, and trusted content into reusable AI-enabled skills.
• Develop methodologies for converting customer standards, strategies, and engineering workflows into agent-executable processes.
• Create reference architectures that promote AI-assisted development, testing, documentation, code generation, validation, and commissioning workflows.
• Advise customers on the development and adoption of enterprise Automation Code Standards.
• Assess existing automation architectures, libraries, engineering workflows, and governance models.
• Define coding guidelines, naming conventions, modular programming practices, testing strategies, and lifecycle management processes.
• Establish reusable architectures and engineering frameworks for PLC, HMI, SCADA, analytics, and digital manufacturing applications.
• Facilitate workshops with customer stakeholders to align standards across engineering teams and teams.

The Essential Qualifications:

• You Will Have Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
• Years of Relevant Work Experience Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience in industrial automation, software engineering, or digital manufacturing solutions.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Experience with automation architectures and industrial software development practices.
• Experience defining coding standards, governance models, and reusable software frameworks.
• Knowledge of software architecture patterns, APIs, microservices, and modern development methodologies.
• Experience leading customer-facing consulting or architecture engagements.
• Experience with PLC, HMI, SCADA, MES, IIoT, and digital manufacturing platforms.
• Experience with AI agents, workflow orchestration frameworks, MCP architectures, and agentic development methodologies.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, containerization, and modern DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with code generation, AI-assisted development, testing automation, and model-driven engineering.
• Experience building reusable engineering libraries, templates, frameworks, or accelerators.
• Knowledge of FactoryTalk, Logix, Optix, industrial digital twins, and modern automation application platforms.

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
• 401k
• Paid Time off
• Parental and Caregiver Leave
• Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.

To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.

If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please contact our services team at [phone].

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.

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Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), is a global leader in industrial automation and digital transformation. We connect the imaginations of people with the potential of technology to expand what is humanly possible, making the world more productive and more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rockwell Automation employs approximately 28,000 problem solvers dedicated to our customers in more than 100 countries. To learn more about how we are bringing the Connected Enterprise to life across industrial enterprises, visit www.rockwellautomation.com.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!