Automation / Packaging Systems Engineer

We are seeking a senior Automation / Robotics Packaging Systems Engineer with strong experience specifying and selecting machinery for automated packaging and material handling systems.

This is not primarily a programming role. The main responsibility is understanding the customer’s production process, determining what machinery is needed, selecting/specifying the appropriate equipment, and developing the overall system layout from initial product handling through packaging, palletizing, and shipment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate customer production requirements and determine what automated machinery and equipment is needed
• Specify and select conveyors, robotic systems, case packers, palletizers, shrink wrappers, packaging equipment, and related machinery
• Develop complete equipment layouts based on available floor space and production requirements
• Determine how individual machines will work together as one complete automated production line
• Define machine functionality, operating sequence, throughput, and system requirements
• Work with equipment manufacturers and vendors to select the correct machinery for each application
• Review equipment specifications, proposals, layouts, and technical documentation
• Support machinery purchasing and vendor selection
• Communicate system requirements to controls engineers and programmers
• Travel to customer sites to support equipment installation, startup, and commissioning
• Verify that installed machinery operates as intended

• Extensive experience with automated packaging, robotics, conveyors, or material handling systems
• Strong experience specifying and selecting industrial machinery
• Experience developing complete automated production or packaging lines
• Ability to evaluate production needs and determine the proper equipment for the application
• Experience laying out machinery within manufacturing or warehouse facilities
• Strong understanding of conveyors, robotics, packaging equipment, and palletizing systems
• Experience working with machinery manufacturers, vendors, and integrators
• Engineering degree preferred, or extensive industry experience
• Ability to work onsite in Cincinnati and travel to customer facilities

Preferred Background

Experience within food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, packaging automation, robotics integration, or high-volume manufacturing is highly preferred.

PLC or controls knowledge is helpful, but this position is focused on machinery specification and overall system development rather than programming.

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