Senior Systems Standards Engineer - Material Handling

Daifuku North America; Bolingbrook (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision & Dental

401k with match

Pet insurance

FSA/HSA

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Daifuku North America is seeking a Principal Systems Standards Engineer to chair the engineering standards for material handling systems, defining architectures, and governance across customer projects in Bolingbrook, IL.

You will mentor engineering teams, evaluate new technologies, approve deviations, and drive continuous improvement of standards to raise solution quality and project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in material handling automation, intralogistics, warehouse automation, or related industries.
• Extensive experience designing and integrating complex material handling systems.
• CAD experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and govern company-wide standards for material handling system design.
• Establish standard system architectures, design methodologies, and engineering best practices.
• Create engineering design guides, reference architectures, and reusable solution frameworks.
• Define acceptable design practices and technical requirements for automation systems.
• Review complex system designs and provide technical guidance to ensure alignment with established standards, performance objectives, and customer requirements.
• Evaluate, approve, and document deviations from established engineering standards while assessing associated risks.
• Lead periodic reviews and continuous improvement of engineering standards.
• Drive standardization initiatives that improve engineering efficiency and project execution.
• Analyze project lessons learned and incorporate findings into engineering standards.
• Support Codex initiative distribution of standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Systems Engineers, Engineering teams, and Applications teams
• Evaluate emerging automation technologies and industry trends.
• Monitor, interpret, and maintain expertise in applicable industry standards and specifications.
• Support product development and strategic technology roadmaps.
• Develop enterprise-level KPI metrics to measure project performance.

Skills

Material handling automation

System architecture

Engineering standards development

WMS/WCS/WES integration

Technical governance

Leadership

Emerging technologies roadmaps

Communication skills

Mentoring

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

CAD

Job description

Daifuku North America is seeking a Principal Systems Standards Engineer to chair the engineering standards for material handling systems, defining architectures, and governance across customer projects in Bolingbrook, IL.

You will mentor engineering teams, evaluate new technologies, approve deviations, and drive continuous improvement of standards to raise solution quality and project execution.