Senior Automation Engineer (Onsite)

RTX • Asheville, NC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Pratt & Whitney is working to once again transform the future of flight—designing, building and servicing engines unlike any the world has ever seen. And because transformation begins from within, we’re seeking the people to drive it.
So, calling all curious. Come ready to explore and you’ll find a place where your talent takes flight—beyond the borders of title, a country or your comfort zone. Bring your passion and commitment and we’ll welcome you into a tight-knit team that takes our mission personally. Channel your drive to make a difference into shaping an organization and an industry that’s evolving fast to the future.
At Pratt & Whitney, the difference you make is on display every day. Just look up. Are you ready to go beyond?
As a Senior Automation Engineer , you'll incorporate a keen understanding of manufacturing processes and a proven track record of delivering complex digital & cyber-physical solutions on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
Provide mentorship, influence, and technical leadership in a hands-on environment, to assure strategy for development and deployment of software solutions for automating the factory in Asheville , North Carolina.
Collaborate with factory customers/stakeholders (IT, Data, Ops, Security) to gather technical requirements, identify, develop, and deploy automation and digital solutions.
Lead in defining technical project milestones including design, development, programming, testing, and commissioning of control systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS) into Manufacturing.
Demonstrated abilities to identify roadblocks/risks, provide mitigations & solutions to continuously advance progress.
Support continuous improvement, upgrades, and sustainment of deployed automation systems using core Automation skills including PLC programming, Robotics programming, Vision programming, HMI programming, SCADA development and controls upgrades.
Provide technical functional strategy to project lifecycle from requirements generation through deployment and sustainment.
Responsible for aiding in developing and executing on a strategic plan, supporting factory automation/I4.0 roadmaps, and supporting the department’s product strategies/roadmaps driving common automated solutions.
Provide technical mentorship, development, and leadership.
Establish measurable technical goals for products, track progress using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and make data-informed adjustments to ensure optimal performance.

Requirements

• A Bachelors degree or equivalent experience and minimum 10+ years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7+ years experience
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Candidate must demonstrate exceptional leadership interpersonal, team and communication skills.
• Possess the ability to multi-task and adapt to changing business requirements, and to oversee automation software development and integration through project timelines, timeline risk assessment, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products that meet business objectives.
• Manufacturing processes and experience optimizing through automation.
• Experience in databasing, and developing and integrating SCADA (Ignition) systems.
• Expertise in controls/hardware engineering, including PLCs, HMIs, sensors, and industrial networking.
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Nice To Haves

• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment involving cross-functional teams
• Experience with Product management tools (Jira, DevOps, etc.)
• Experience with transition to production of software products, automation systems or similar.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 concepts and digital transformation in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship, influence, and technical leadership in a hands-on environment, to assure strategy for development and deployment of software solutions for automating the factory in Asheville , North Carolina.
• Collaborate with factory customers/stakeholders (IT, Data, Ops, Security) to gather technical requirements, identify, develop, and deploy automation and digital solutions.
• Lead in defining technical project milestones including design, development, programming, testing, and commissioning of control systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS) into Manufacturing.
• Demonstrated abilities to identify roadblocks/risks, provide mitigations & solutions to continuously advance progress.
• Support continuous improvement, upgrades, and sustainment of deployed automation systems using core Automation skills including PLC programming, Robotics programming, Vision programming, HMI programming, SCADA development and controls upgrades.
• Provide technical functional strategy to project lifecycle from requirements generation through deployment and sustainment.
• Responsible for aiding in developing and executing on a strategic plan, supporting factory automation/I4.0 roadmaps, and supporting the department’s product strategies/roadmaps driving common automated solutions.
• Provide technical mentorship, development, and leadership.
• Establish measurable technical goals for products, track progress using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and make data-informed adjustments to ensure optimal performance.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Short-term disability, long-term disability and parental leave
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program (No waiting period!)
• Paid time off including: 3 weeks of vacation, 5 personal sick days, 3 unpaid days for unique situations at supervisor discretion, and 12 paid government holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees