Senior Principal Automation Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing

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🌾 Iowa – Remote

🌾 Iowa – Remote

💵 $132.4k - $251.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🤖 QA Automation Engineer

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RTX

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10,000+ employees

Founded 2020

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Manufacturing • Consulting • Logistics

RTX is a globally recognized aerospace and defense company dedicated to transformative technologies and era-defining innovation. It operates through various businesses, including Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon, with a focus on sustainable, connected flight and smarter defense systems. RTX is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion across the company and aims to solve the world’s most complex problems with cutting-edge technology and talent. Additionally, RTX is involved in significant projects like upgrading the F135 Engine Core and developing missile-defense systems. The company emphasizes corporate responsibility and sustainable practices.

📋 Description

• Serve as a technical leader driving advanced automation strategy and execution across manufacturing operations • Define automation architecture standards and lead development and deployment of scalable solutions • Identify and scope automation opportunities • Develop and validate solutions in laboratory environments • Manage project execution, schedules, and financials through operational adoption • Apply automation engineering knowledge and coordinate with other organizations to improve manufacturing operations • Own all phases of project execution from concept development through deployment and adoption • Provide technical guidance on complex automation architectures • Conduct comprehensive safety risk assessments and implement layered safety controls • Plan, prioritize, and manage multiple automation projects • Lead cross-functional teams to deploy solutions to live production • Prioritize tasks and optimize team resources to meet deadlines • Maintain knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies and incorporate them into project proposals • Provide expert guidance for hands-on programming of automated control systems and robots • Mentor engineers within the team and operations on developing and maintaining automated manufacturing systems • Communicate with operations, management, and technical leadership on proposals and active projects

🎯 Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience unless prohibited by local laws/regulations • Hands-on industrial robotics experience, with formal training on at least one major platform (e.g., FANUC) • Experience implementing and/or supporting PLC, SCADA, MES, and Industrial IoT (IIoT) solutions in a manufacturing environment • Experience in automation architecture preferred • Experience in aerospace, automotive, electronics, or other complex/regulated manufacturing environments preferred • Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Automation, or Robotics preferred • Business acumen and ability to manage project budgets preferred • Ability to work across the organization vertically and horizontally preferred • Must be a U.S. Person • No security clearance required

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees • Generous 401(k) plan with employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option • Tuition reimbursement program • Student Loan Repayment Program • Life insurance and disability coverage • Optional pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection • Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning • Adoption Assistance • Autism Benefit • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions • Healthy You Incentives wellness rewards program • Doctor on Demand virtual doctor visits • Bright Horizons child and elder care services • Teladoc Medical Experts second opinion program • Flexible work schedules • Employee Scholar Program • Paid time off and holidays • Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be available; payments are not guaranteed • Remote work primarily from home, with travel to the site location as needed