Advanced Manufacturing Automation (AMA) Lead

Location: Warren, MI, United States; primary location: Bridgewater Interiors II

Company

hirify.global operates a plant-focused manufacturing automation function.

What you will do

• Define and enforce plant automation standards, controls architecture, design specifications, documentation requirements, and risk-mitigation protocols.
• Review automation concepts, detailed designs, software architectures, safety solutions, modifications, and production launches.
• Lead automation capital projects, including business cases, ROI analysis, scope development, vendor selection, technical bid evaluation, schedule and budget control, installation, commissioning, and final acceptance.
• Coordinate suppliers, system integrators, maintenance, operations, IT/OT, quality, and safety stakeholders to deliver compliant production systems.
• Set launch-readiness criteria covering safety, quality, cycle time, reliability, maintainability, documentation, training, and spare parts.
• Monitor OEE, downtime, throughput, quality, mean time between failures, and launch-stability metrics while leading corrective actions and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, industrial, manufacturing, mechatronics, controls, or a related engineering discipline.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in manufacturing automation, controls engineering, systems integration, or advanced manufacturing engineering.
• Experience leading automation capital projects valued at $500,000 or more, including supplier management, commissioning, and acceptance.
• Working knowledge of lean manufacturing, OEE improvement, structured problem-solving, risk assessment, and equipment-launch processes.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematics, mechanical layouts, control narratives, network drawings, safety documentation, and supplier technical proposals.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations, maintenance, IT/OT, quality, safety, suppliers, and system integrators.
• Focus on improving safety, quality, productivity, flexibility, reliability, and cost through practical automation applications.