Solution Engineer – IT Automation

Location: Onsite at the Lock Haven, Pennsylvania facility, with 40–70% domestic travel to manufacturing sites in Ohio, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina.

Company

hirify.global is a family-owned manufacturing group producing personal care, household, packaging, and related materials for retail and healthcare organizations across the U.S. and Canada.

What you will do

• Define, design, integrate, and deliver warehouse control systems, warehouse automation, AS/RS, and automated-guided vehicle solutions.
• Partner with site engineering, operations, campus, and divisional leaders to document business opportunities, requirements, specifications, and solution scope.
• Serve as the subject matter expert and third-level support escalation point for assigned automation systems.
• Integrate material-handling equipment and automation systems with business platforms including SAP and SAP-EWM.
• Lead assigned automation projects to meet schedule, budget, business requirements, performance, maintainability, and enterprise architecture standards.
• Ensure automation data is available in the analytics platform and train operations teams to use system capabilities effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; equivalent education and experience may be considered.
• At least 5 years of progressive IT/OT experience, including 3 or more years in automation systems, warehouse control software implementation and integration, or factory automation.
• Experience with warehouse management, material-handling equipment, warehousing, inventory management, logistics, automated-guided vehicles, RF systems, robotics, and IoT devices.
• Programming or scripting exposure in C/C++/VC++, Java, JavaScript, VB/VBA, ABAP, C#, ASP, SQL, XML, HTML, and PLC environments.
• Experience with system testing methodology and software implemented in 24×7 operating environments.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, written communication, verbal communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and continuous improvement.
• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities.
• At least three weeks of paid time off, plus paid parental leave.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on the first day.
• 401(k) with employer match, dependent-care FSA assistance, tuition assistance, and wellness benefits.
• Combination of office, warehouse, and manufacturing-floor work environments.