Automation Engineer - Relocation is Available

Whirlpool • Racine, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Whirlpool Corporation is seeking an Automation Engineer for an onsite role in Racine, Wisconsin. The position serves as the lead technical analyst for optimizing plant automation and control systems. It develops engineering standards, manages version-control governance, and leads continuous-improvement projects to improve overall equipment efficiency and eliminate process waste. The role also maintains cross-functional technical capabilities to provide immediate technical backup across the facility's automation layers.

The position partners with internal teams and external system integrators, analyzes plant performance data, oversees software configuration management, and maintains technical documentation and automation lifecycle plans. Visa sponsorship is not available. Relocation is available for eligible candidates.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a STEM field.
• At least 3 years of experience in industrial manufacturing focused on PLC logic using Rockwell Automation Studio 5000, HMI using FactoryTalk View, robotics, SQL databases, and SCADA architectures.
• At least 2 years of experience with industrial communication protocols such as EtherNet/IP, Profinet, and Modbus TCP, as well as data mapping frameworks and enterprise data hierarchy.
• At least 1 year of people leadership experience, including mentoring technical staff and coordinating resources for shop-floor support.

Nice To Haves

• Active Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification and demonstrated use of DMAIC methods for data-driven process optimization.
• Advanced proficiency with Rockwell Automation software, including Studio 5000 and FactoryTalk View, and experience managing master code libraries through version-control platforms.
• Expert-level SQL query development and experience configuring time-series historians and real-time OEE dashboards for UNS data mapping.
• Practical experience programming Fanuc robotics and configuring multi-axis, servo-driven motion-control architectures.
• PMP certification or equivalent experience leading complex automation projects throughout the asset lifecycle, from design to site commissioning.

Responsibilities

• Create, update, and enforce plant-wide automation and control standards for existing production lines and new capital projects.
• Lead root-cause problem-solving and continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Extract and analyze machine performance data from plant historians to identify bottlenecks and reduce downtime.
• Oversee master code repositories and software configuration management platforms for facility PLCs, HMIs, drives, and robotics.
• Track technology lifecycles, maintain the automation risk register, and help develop the three-to-five-year equipment replacement roadmap.
• Develop SQL queries, reports, and real-time OEE dashboards that translate operational data into actionable engineering improvements.
• Work with internal teams and external system integrators to establish technical benchmarks, review project specifications, and ensure alignment with plant standards.
• Maintain technical documentation, code libraries, circuit diagrams, and system architecture drawings for automated production equipment.
• Provide basic network diagnostics.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package.
• Whirlpool employee discount.
• Fitness reimbursement programs.
• Educational reimbursement programs.
• Kitchenettes.
• Flexible work arrangements, including autonomy to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments.
• Two weeks of work-from-anywhere time per year, taken in increments of at least one week.
• Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after every five years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level