Senior Mechanical Automation Architect

Trystar

Loveland (CO)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Trystar seeks a Senior Mechanical Automation Engineer II to lead complex automation initiatives across product families, from architecture to deployment, partnering with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.

The role emphasizes CAD automation, configuration platforms, scripting, and lifecycle governance, with a focus on scalable, reusable automation solutions and technical mentorship within the engineering organization.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
7–10 years of related experience in mechanical engineering and automation.
Advanced experience developing, deploying, and supporting complex automation platforms.
Extensive proficiency with CAD software, configuration platforms, scripting or APIs, and engineering data management systems.
Experience leading complex automation initiatives across multiple product families, sites, or stakeholder groups.
Experience defining automation architecture, development standards, governance practices, validation methods, and reusable technical frameworks.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, development, deployment, and lifecycle support of complex mechanical automation systems, configurators, and engineering workflow solutions.
Own complete automation solutions and major product-family implementations, ensuring scalability, maintainability, performance, quality, and supportability.
Establish and improve standards for automation development, mechanical configuration logic, product platforming, CAD modeling, documentation, testing, release, and change control.
Lead implementation using CAD and configuration technologies, APIs, scripting, PDM, PLM, and related engineering systems.
Guide teams in creating automation-ready product structures, modular models, variant logic, reusable rules, and consistent engineering data.
Lead automation-readiness assessments, architecture reviews, technical reviews, and validation plans for significant engineering programs.
Analyze workflows, automation coverage, defects, adoption, and system-health information to prioritize improvements and capability investments.
Resolve complex automation, integration, data, configuration, and workflow issues; implement durable corrective and preventive actions.
Lead cross-functional initiatives with product engineering, systems engineering, manufacturing, quality, sourcing, operations, and technology partners.
Evaluate and recommend automation technologies, development methods, architectures, and reusable frameworks that advance Engineering Automation capability.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring, develop less experienced engineers, share best practices, and represent mechanical automation in major initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned.