Automation Engineer (CNC Robotics)

Location: Elmwood Park, NJ, USA

Company

Aerospace manufacturing and engineering operations focused on fluid conveyance solutions for commercial aviation, defense, and space applications.

What you will do

• Lead automation projects from concept through implementation and long-term support.
• Develop automation roadmaps for CNC lathes, mills, secondary operations, and material handling.
• Design and implement robotic machine tending, automated loading and unloading, conveyor, palletization, and part-handling systems.
• Optimize cycle times, spindle utilization, machining capacity, labor efficiency, and manufacturing costs.
• Troubleshoot robotic, electrical, pneumatic, and control-system issues and provide technical support for existing systems.
• Develop preventive maintenance strategies, safety assessments, safeguarding solutions, standard operating procedures, and operator training materials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, automation engineering, or a related field; equivalent industry experience may be considered.
• 3–5+ years of automation engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience implementing robotic machine tending and manufacturing automation projects.
• Knowledge of CNC machine operation and machining processes.
• Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor, or similar.
• Ability to ensure compliance with OSHA, ANSI, and company safety standards.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting CNC machining operations.
• Experience programming industrial robots such as Fanuc, ABB, Universal Robots, KUKA, or similar.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Production teams.
• Inclusive workplace with equal consideration for qualified applicants.
• Confidential handling of applicant information under EEO guidelines.