Your Job As a Senior Automation Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and implementing automated systems and equipment to enhance efficiency, productivity, and safety in manufacturing processes. Our Team You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product design engineers, technicians, and professionals from various disciplines, to ensure successful integration and operation of automated systems. What You Will Do Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement automated systems and equipment. Evaluate and determine appropriate processes, whether manual, semi-automated, or fully automated, based on product requirements. Participate in DMF exercises to aid in the development of stable production environments. Identify and develop Automation suppliers for required tooling, considering mechanical design, build quality, ergonomics, and flexibility. Create and maintain detailed documentation related to the design, implementation, and maintenance of automated systems. Ensure compliance with safety standards, industry regulations, and company policies. Perform machine qualification reports, including validation of associated processes and capabilities. Apply strong analytical problem-solving skills to identify root causes and provide solutions for both new and existing processes. Travel up to 20%, including potential international travel, as required. Who You Are (Basic Qualifications) Bachelor's degree in mechanical, mechatronics, industrial, or manufacturing Engineering. Senior-level experience in automation and process development. Experience leading project development with vendors, from conceptualization to implementation. Mechanical design experience; pneumatic, robotics. Experience in the automation development industry. Working experience in automation design, process implementation, and troubleshooting of serial production processes. Ability to understand customer technical needs, specifications, and advanced automotive architecture, and correlate them to process design. Willingness to travel up to 20%, including potential international travel (US Visa). What Will Put You Ahead Knowledge of PLC, vision systems, and robotics. Green belt qualification or higher. At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy. Who we are As a Koch company, Molex is a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect, components, driving innovation in electronics and supporting industries from automotive to health care and consumer to data communications. The thousands of innovators who work for Molex have made us a global electronics leader. Our experienced people, groundbreaking products and leading-edge technologies help us deliver a wider array of solutions to more markets than ever before. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company. #LI-KL26