Senior Strategic Automation Engineer, Flywheel

Cobot; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation solutions company is seeking a Senior Strategic Automation Engineer to revolutionize warehouse design. The role involves collaborating with teams, leading design projects, and ensuring quality deliverables while working directly with customers. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of experience, with proficiency in CAD and data analytics tools. This remote-friendly position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Equity options

Comprehensive benefits

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in a related field.
• 5 years in Design/Innovation Engineering or similar role.
• Experience in warehouse and fulfillment center design.
• Proficiency in CAD software for facility design.
• 3+ years utilizing data analytics tools.
• Ability to lead engineering design projects.
• Must be willing to travel at least 40% of the time.
• Must maintain US citizenship or permanent residency.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to deliver innovative solutions for manufacturing systems.
• Lead multiple projects ensuring quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Directly collaborate with customers to gather requirements.
• Oversee installation and commissioning phases of projects.
• Develop facility requirements and design models.
• Manage engineering design projects across various complexities.

Skills

Technical analysis

Customer collaboration

Engineering design leadership

Data analytics

CAD software proficiency

Excellent communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree in a related field (preferred)

Tools

CAD software

Quicksight

Power BI

Tableau

MS Excel

Job description

Are you a hands‑on technical visionary passionate about revolutionizing warehouse and distribution design for customers? Do you have a keen understanding of the intricacies involved in full facility designs, from concept through to technical artifact creation?

We are in search of a dynamic Senior Strategic Automation Engineer, someone with deep technical and analytical prowess, and a profound expertise in warehouse design or similar environments within manufacturing, production, or distribution sectors. This role is pivotal for innovating customer‑centric solutions, integrating seamlessly with our product team to translate complex ideas into actionable, technical outlines.

Embrace the opportunity to expand our technical horizons, drawing inspiration and direction from our team to develop high‑quality, cost‑effective solutions for Service, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing fulfillment and distribution systems. You'll play a crucial role in conceptualizing and realizing project designs, serving as the technical spearhead from inception to design approval.

This role is remote friendly with preference for those based near Santa Clara (HQ), Seattle, Boston, Boulder, or Pittsburgh.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to deliver innovative solutions for our customers’ manufacturing, fulfillment and distribution systems, from conceptual design to approval.
• Lead multiple projects with a keen eye on quality and cost‑effectiveness, ensuring designs meet or exceed expectations.
• Collaborate directly with customers to gather requirements, present solutions, and ensure successful project outcomes.
• Oversee projects from start to finish, including the installation and commissioning phases, ensuring seamless execution and adherence to project concepts.
• Develop facility requirements, capacity, and rate models to guide design decisions.
• Manage engineering design projects across various stages and complexities, including integrated system designs and alignment with WMS, WES, WCS, and BMS systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years of experience in a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in Design/Innovation Engineering, Manufacturing/Process/Industrial Engineering, or a similar role.
• Experience collaborating directly with customers or consulting with clients to gather requirements, present solutions, and ensure successful project outcomes.
• Comprehensive experience in the design cycle of warehouses, distribution, and fulfillment centers, including machine design and full factory design engineering.
• Proficiency in CAD software for facility design and experience with business/technical software like MS Excel.
• At least 3 years of experience utilizing data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., Quicksight, Power BI, Tableau, Excel Pivots/Access).
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering design projects.
• Highly motivated teammate with excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly and effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Willing to travel at least 40% time.
• Must have and maintain US citizenship or permanent residency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in related field.
• Experience in manufacturing process design.
• Technical expertise in full facility designs, capable of transforming ideas into technical artifacts for internal and partner use.
• Understanding of digital twin concepts and the application of real‑time data.
• Familiarity with simulation tools and their application in engineering building designs.
• Experience with aligning warehouse management, execution, and control systems within integrated machine designs.

Salary and Benefits

The base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $210,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across the US. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Cobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.

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