- Naperville, Illinois, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- $87K–$125K per year
- 5+ years
The Senior Automation Engineer leads the design, development, and deployment of advanced automation solutions across KeHE’s distribution network. This role drives multi-site automation strategies, manages complex capital projects, and ensures scalable, high-performing solutions aligned with network optimization goals.
Compensation
Pay Range: $87,000.00/Yr. - $125,000.00/Yr.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, integration, and optimization of complex warehouse automation systems, including large-scale robotics, automation, sortation, and high-throughput distribution technologies.
- Drive end-to-end automation projects, from concept and vendor selection through deployment, commissioning, and performance validation.
- Championing a people-first automation philosophy by designing and governing processes and system interfaces that align technology with operator needs, reducing complexity, improving adoption, and maximizing operational performance.
- Lead throughput modeling, capacity analysis, and simulation studies.
- Analyze system performance data using SQL, Excel, BI Tools or other analytical / AI tools to identify bottlenecks, latency, and throughput constraints.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial, Mechanical Engineering or related fields
- Master’s degree in industrial, Mechanical Engineering or related fields
- Nice to have: Multi-site automation project leadership