Warehouse Design and Automation Engineer

Ventures Unlimited Inc; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventures Unlimited Inc. is seeking an experienced professional to lead warehouse design and automation projects in a fast-paced environment.

You will drive concepts through commissioning, coordinating with project managers, fabrication teams, and plant personnel to deliver reliable automation solutions. The role involves integrating conveyors, sensors, PLCs and vision systems, while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in warehouse design and automation for material handling.
• Hands-on in application engineering, development and deployment of automation solutions.
• Experience with conveyors, sensors, PLCs and HMI integration.
• Familiarity with AMR/AGV, cobots, and vision systems in warehouse ops.
• Knowledge of advanced robotics technologies and fleet management concepts.
• Understanding of lean manufacturing, value stream mapping, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to model, simulate and analyze what-if scenarios for design inputs.
• Understanding of integration with plant IT systems and enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for warehouse design and re-design including capacity calculations and technology selection.
• Design automation solutions from concept through plant commissioning.
• Collaborate with project managers, fabrication teams and plant personnel.
• Ensure designs meet stringent safety requirements and regulatory guidelines.
• Define scope, cost estimates and schedules; manage projects to meet commitments.
• Coordinate with OEM suppliers in US, Europe and India for automation systems.
• Track overall project status and provide regular updates.
• Coordinate with Plant IT for integration where required.
• Organize weekly calls with customers, suppliers and offshore teams.
• Support installation, commissioning and final handover; assist with troubleshooting post-deployment.

Skills

Warehouse design

Automation solutions

ASRS for VNA

Robotics

Cobots

AMR/AGV

Vision systems

Haptics

Teleoperation

Human-Robot collaboration

ROS / robotics software

Modeling & simulation

Job description

1. 1. Possess good Experience in Warehouse Design and Automation Solutions like ASRS for VNA, Automation in Put-Away / Picking, Conveying systems etc.
2. 2. Well versed with associated Technologies like Robots/Cobots, Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR), AGV / Vision System etc.
3. 3. Hands on experience in application engineering as well as development and deployment of Converting line Automation Solutions that are custom engineered or leveraging AGVs/AMRs/Cobots / Vision Systems etc.
4. 4. Knowledge on Advanced Robotics Technologies like Haptics, Teleoperation, Human-Robot Collaboration, Voice Commanding of Robots, Exoskeletons, Robotic Operating System, AMR / AGV Fleet Manager etc
5. 5. Converting Domain Knowledge – Good understanding of the practices of jumbo rolls storage & retrieval, Jumbo Bags storage and handling, & packaging (Primary / Secondary / Tertiary)
6. 6. Knowledge on lean manufacturing concept, value stream mapping and focus on continuous improvement.
7. 7. Knowledge on Advanced Modeling and Simulation to the extent of providing the right inputs to the Modeling and Simulation SMEs, providing inputs on various What-If Scenarios, Ability to interpret the Simulation Results and take corrective action in the Design
8. 8. Understanding of Controls Engineering / Plant IT Systems / Enterprise systems like WMS / WES / WCS to the extent of the integration requirements.
9. 9. Drives results - Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.
10. 10. Facilitating Equipment/Capital Procurement - Selects appropriate Robot equipment & associated systems (like Conveyor, Sensors, PLC, HMI etc.) which meets the Customer manufacturing specifications and meets program needs.
11. 11. Managing Installation & Commissioning collaborating with Installation & Commissioning contractors

1. Responsible for

• o Warehouse design / re-design including capacity calculations, various Warehouse specific technology selection etc
• o Designing Automation Solutions for Warehouse Operations from initial concept through plant commissioning
• o working closely with project managers, fabrication teams, and plant personnel.
• o Implementing design solutions that meet stringent safety requirements established by customer and applicable regulatory bodies.
• o Clearly defining scope, cost estimates, schedules
• o Active project management to meet the commitments on scope, cost and schedules

1. 2. Work closely with identified OEM suppliers based out of US, Europe & India for the supply of automation systems like conveyors, sensors, alarm systems, Robots, AMRs, COBOTs etc.
2. 3. Track the over all project status.
3. 4. Work closely with Plant IT wherever required
4. 5. Organize & Schedules weekly calls with Customer, suppliers & TCS Offshore team
5. 6. Manage & Support Installation / Commissioning and final handover at Customer site
6. 7. Study new opportunities across various areas within the plant and propose solutions proactively (may need to visit other sites).
7. 8. Provide technical support to customer technicians/ engineers after the successful deployment of the solution like trouble shooting, snag rectification etc.