INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ENGINEER
OPmobility
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Troy, MI
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Posted April 17, 2026
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- Project Management
- Define and lead the activities needed to achieve the deliverables
- Determine the project provisional budget (hours and cost)
- Elaborate and transfers the technical data to the development, industrial and/or plant teams, with a clear identification of the remaining risks to ensure successful transfer
- Handle some activities of the extended team depending on the project size
- Metier activities
- Seek for breakthrough initiative on Robotic, PLC and Vision field: Identify new technologies and functions, analyze market and technology trends, benchmark serial products and technologies
- Contribute to robotic network activities linked to central roadmap
- Lead technical standards definitions
- Industrialize innovative solutions
- Assistance to operations
- Support operations in case of major or new issue on processes/equipment on Vision, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)/ HMI (Human Machine Interface program) Robotic equipment.
- Customer/Industrial projects activities
- Validate technical feasibility of Vision PLC & Robotics solutions
- Support the definition of equipment specifications & supplier sourcing
- Perform inhouse programming tasks on PLC HMI Robots and OT/IT devices
- Knowledge sharing activities
- Consolidate lessons learnt from the projects into metier best practices and standards
- Animate in metier networks
- Promote externally (OEM, external institutes, academics…) and internally industrial excellence innovation roadmap
- Train new AUTOMATION, ROBOTIC, PPA, MPM, EPM… to industrialized innovative solutions
Commitments
Greer, SC
This person will transfer permanently to Toledo, OH in January 2027
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Requirements
- Advanced experience in robotics and automation
- Previous Experience (if Relevant)
- 5+ years of experience as Robotic or PLC specialist
- Knowledge of SIEMENS PLC and FANUC ROBOT
- Project management skills
- Fluent English required
- Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, team player
- Ability to make decision and assess technical solution on his field
Preferred Skills
- Previous experience in an international context preferred
- Previous Experience (if Relevant)
- Previous experience in the automotive sector is an added advantage
Education
- (Not required) – Bachelor if significant experienced in the field or a Engineering Master’s degree in Automation and Robotics plus experience
Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!
OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.
Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.
Title: Automation Engineer
Work Location:
Greer, SC
This person will transfer permanently to Toledo, OH in January 2027
Activities
Project Management
Define and lead the activities needed to achieve the deliverables
Determine the project provisional budget (hours and cost)
Elaborate and transfers the technical data to the development, industrial and/or plant teams, with a clear identification of the remaining risks to ensure successful transfer
Handle some activities of the extended team depending on the project size
Metier activities
Seek for breakthrough initiative on Robotic, PLC and Vision field: Identify new technologies and functions, analyze market and technology trends, benchmark serial products and technologies
Contribute to robotic network activities linked to central roadmap
Lead technical standards definitions
Industrialize innovative solutions
Assistance to operations
Support operations in case of major or new issue on processes/equipment on Vision, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)/ HMI (Human Machine Interface program) Robotic equipment.
Customer/Industrial projects activities
Validate technical feasibility of Vision PLC & Robotics solutions
Support the definition of equipment specifications & supplier sourcing
Perform inhouse programming tasks on PLC HMI Robots and OT/IT devices
Knowledge sharing activities
Consolidate lessons learnt from the projects into metier best practices and standards
Animate in metier networks
Promote externally (OEM, external institutes, academics…) and internally industrial excellence innovation roadmap
Train new AUTOMATION, ROBOTIC, PPA, MPM, EPM… to industrialized innovative solutions
Competences Requirements
Knowledge / Qualifications
Bachelor if significant experienced in the field or a Engineering Master’s degree in Automation and Robotics plus experience
Advanced experience in robotics and automation
Previous experience in an international context preferred
Previous Experience (if Relevant)
Previous experience in the automotive sector is an added advantage
Key technical competencies
5+ years of experience as Robotic or PLC specialist
Knowledge of SIEMENS PLC and FANUC ROBOT
Project management skills
Fluent English required
Key behavioral competencies
(be customer‑centric, cultivate innovation, act with audacity, drive results, collaborate, drive engagement, value differences, be resilient, develop yourself)
Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, team player
Ability to make decision and assess technical solution on his field
Ability to plan, organize and prioritize
Communication capability skills towards all management levels
Pedagogical skills
As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.
OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.
Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.
Title: Automation Engineer
Work Location:
Greer, SC
This person will transfer permanently to Toledo, OH in January 2027
Activities
Project Management
Define and lead the activities needed to achieve the deliverables
Determine the project provisional budget (hours and cost)
Elaborate and transfers the technical data to the development, industrial and/or plant teams, with a clear identification of the remaining risks to ensure successful transfer
Handle some activities of the extended team depending on the project size
Metier activities
Seek for breakthrough initiative on Robotic, PLC and Vision field: Identify new technologies and functions, analyze market and technology trends, benchmark serial products and technologies
Contribute to robotic network activities linked to central roadmap
Lead technical standards definitions
Industrialize innovative solutions
Assistance to operations
Support operations in case of major or new issue on processes/equipment on Vision, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)/ HMI (Human Machine Interface program) Robotic equipment.
Customer/Industrial projects activities
Validate technical feasibility of Vision PLC & Robotics solutions
Support the definition of equipment specifications & supplier sourcing
Perform inhouse programming tasks on PLC HMI Robots and OT/IT devices
Knowledge sharing activities
Consolidate lessons learnt from the projects into metier best practices and standards
Animate in metier networks
Promote externally (OEM, external institutes, academics…) and internally industrial excellence innovation roadmap
Train new AUTOMATION, ROBOTIC, PPA, MPM, EPM… to industrialized innovative solutions
Competences Requirements
Knowledge / Qualifications
Bachelor if significant experienced in the field or a Engineering Master’s degree in Automation and Robotics plus experience
Advanced experience in robotics and automation
Previous experience in an international context preferred
Previous Experience (if Relevant)
Previous experience in the automotive sector is an added advantage
Key technical competencies
5+ years of experience as Robotic or PLC specialist
Knowledge of SIEMENS PLC and FANUC ROBOT
Project management skills
Fluent English required
Key behavioral competencies
(be customer‑centric, cultivate innovation, act with audacity, drive results, collaborate, drive engagement, value differences, be resilient, develop yourself)
Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, team player
Ability to make decision and assess technical solution on his field
Ability to plan, organize and prioritize
Communication capability skills towards all management levels
Pedagogical skills
As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.