2027 Entry Level - Automation & Robotics Engineer

Textron•Wichita, KS

About The Position

As a Textron employee, you’ll take on meaningful work from day one—contributing to real projects and collaborating with experienced team members across the business. This entry-level opportunity is designed to help you build your skills, gain exposure across functions, and grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and development opportunities. JOB SUMMARY: To support all new automation manufacturing technology projects, automation continuous improvement efforts, and implement best automation methods and standardization processes. Responsible for research, development and implementation of automation equipment and components on new and existing programs aimed at mitigating safety and ergonomic risk, increasing product quality and reducing overall cost.

Requirements

Less than 2 years of professional experience in a relevant role
Bachelor’s degree required in: Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Other related field
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Collaborates and easily gets along in team-based environments
Strong mechanical aptitude
Excellent organizational skills
Computer Proficiency (MS Office, CAD, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Experience creating concepts for automated systems preferred
Computer programming language capability preferred (C++, C#, MatLab,etc.)

Responsibilities

Collaborates with Engineering and Tool Engineering on automation solutions and build-plan methodology for new programs; Gives input/feedback on associated design criteria
Identifies, justifies, and implements new technology and manufacturing techniques to improve safety/ergonomics, reduce manufacturing cost (labor, material, inventory, scrap), and improve product/process quality
Design, build, implement and provide production support for all automation systems used in manufacturing
Supports cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of automated systems in support of manufacturing
Provide process capability specifications for new technology
Leads production in tracking the performance of the automation system by creating and measuring Key Performance Indicators
Troubleshoots manufacturing issues in automation cells, recommends and implements improvements and solutions to support manufacturing
Executes support for major automation programs and continuous improvement projects
Analyzes/interprets engineering drawing, manufacturing operation sequence, tooling function, and process specifications and issues engineering change requests (ECR) to improve or eliminate manufacturing issues in sustaining production operations as related to automation
Responsible for creation of automated cell concepts, authors Robotics/PLC controlling software, ensures proper operation of cells, program manages automation projects, and ensures compliance to safety and RIA standards.
Works with vendors/suppliers regarding sourcing, technology information updates
Works with other Textron Business Units to provide technical assistance and benchmarking