Automation Engineer - Relocation is Available

Whirlpool • Racine, WI

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Whirlpool Corporation is seeking an Automation Engineer for an onsite role in Racine, Wisconsin. The engineer serves as the lead technical analyst for optimizing plant automation and control systems, developing engineering standards, managing version-control governance, and leading 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. Visa sponsorship is not available. Relocation is available for eligible candidates.

The position oversees automation standards and code repositories across production equipment, analyzes machine performance data, tracks technology lifecycles and obsolescence risks, and develops operational reporting and OEE dashboards. It works with internal teams and external system integrators to align projects with plant standards, and maintains technical documentation and supports basic network diagnostics.

Whirlpool describes a generous benefits package that includes an employee discount, fitness and educational reimbursement programs, and kitchenettes. Its Ways of Working include flexibility to manage personal commitments, up to two weeks of work from anywhere per year in one-week increments, and four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after every five years of service.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a STEM field.
• At least 3 years of industrial manufacturing experience focused on PLC logic (Rockwell Automation Studio 5000), HMI (FactoryTalk View), robotics, SQL databases, and SCADA architectures.
• At least 2 years of experience with industrial communication protocols (EtherNet/IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP), 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 methodologies for data-driven process optimization.
• Advanced proficiency in Rockwell Automation software (Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View) and experience managing master code libraries using 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; 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 assist with a three-to-five-year equipment replacement roadmap.
• Develop SQL queries, reports, and real-time OEE dashboards to translate operational data into engineering improvements.
• Partner 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, including basic network diagnostics.
• Mentor technical staff and coordinate resources for shop-floor support.

Benefits

• Whirlpool employee discount.
• Fitness reimbursement programs.
• Educational reimbursement programs.
• Kitchenettes.
• Always On Flexibility to manage personal, family, and outside-of-work commitments.
• Two weeks of work from anywhere per year, in minimum one-week increments.
• Four weeks of paid sabbatical leave after every five years of service.
• Relocation is available for eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

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