Automation Applications Engineer (Automotive)

Location: Plymouth, Michigan, United States; travel to assembly plants and supplier locations is required.

Company

hirify.global is hiring an automation engineering professional to support automation projects in assembly plants.

What you will do

• Lead installation, commissioning, debug, launch, and handoff of robot cells, automated assembly equipment, test systems, vision systems, and controls equipment.
• Coordinate plant teams, central automation and IT teams, vendors, suppliers, maintenance, operations, and safety stakeholders.
• Manage installation timelines, resource plans, launch-readiness actions, issue lists, escalation plans, and capital equipment budgets.
• Develop and maintain equipment and process standards covering specifications, purchasing, design reviews, validation, run-off, qualification, and installation.
• Provide hands-on support for robot programming, path verification, safety validation, PLC troubleshooting, controls checkout, commissioning, and early production support.
• Evaluate supplier performance, develop installation partners, coach plant and AME teams, and define requirements for refurbishment, redeployment, relocation, and recommissioning of used equipment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, or mechatronics engineering, computer science, or equivalent technical experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing automation, equipment installation, launch, maintenance, or controls engineering.
• Experience leading automation projects from planning through installation, debug, commissioning, launch, and plant handoff.
• Hands-on experience with robot assembly cells, conveyors, end-of-arm tooling, test systems, vision systems, safety systems, and plant-floor controls equipment.
• Working knowledge of robot programming, Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLCs, Studio 5000/RSLogix, HMIs, safety circuits, industrial networks, Ethernet/IP, managed switches, IP addressing, and equipment troubleshooting.
• Ability to travel to assembly plants and supplier locations for installation, run-off, launch readiness, commissioning, troubleshooting, and product launches.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with plant, central engineering, IT, vendor, maintenance, operations, and safety teams.
• Hands-on work across manufacturing equipment installation and production launches.
• Opportunity to support automation standards and improve execution across future projects.