Job Title
Automation Engineer
Company
Walmart
Location
USA (possible sites: Red Bluff, CA; Sutherland, VA; Searcy, AR; Plainview, TX; Seymour, IN)
Salary
$20-30 per hour
Job Summary
As a member of Walmart’s Supply Chain organization, you will help grow and deliver the Supply Chain Engineering team, focusing on automation solutions.
Responsibilities
- Report to the Senior Manager, Automation Engineering.
- On‑site presence (part‑time option); expected travel 25%.
- Lead and manage projects through all phases of the project lifecycle.
- Develop and maintain automation systems for supply chain functions.
- Create and maintain dashboards and data analyses to support operational excellence.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Experience in supply chain design or distribution.
- Experience in manufacturing, automation and/or materials management.
- Strong problem‑solving skills and quick learning ability.
- Data analysis experience, creation of dashboards and/or data analysis.
Key Skills & Activities
- Operational Excellence: Define operational functions and key responsibilities within the department.
- Data and Digital Literacy: Develop data analysis tools, test hypotheses, and deliver insights.
- Collaboration and Cooperation: Interact with team members, establish trust, and share relevant information.
- Business Development: Support development of business cases and advice.
- Effective Communication: Organize ideas and communicate convincingly and concisely.
- Mechatronics: Apply electronic design and automation of supply systems, understand wiring diagrams.
- Automation System Design: Illustrate key success factors for automation.
- Supply Chain Planning: Interpret information to define expected outcomes and decisions.
- Automated Integration: Understand FMEA concept and use.
- Engineering Economics: Explain the concepts underlying engineering economics.
- Advanced Analysis: Explain basic concepts and strategies of data analysis methods.
- Data Source Management: List tools, dashboards, and company sources for data collection.