Senior Technology Engineer

the LEGO Group • Richmond, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Bring value to yourself and the organization by putting your superpowers to work! The NPI Engineering team is responsible for enabling the smooth introduction, scaling, and long-term success of new technologies within our manufacturing operations. We ensure that innovations developed by R&D partners are transferred optimally into our production environment through structured governance, technical rigor, and strong cross-functional alignment. As a Senior Technology Engineer, you will play a key leadership role within this mission. Reporting into the Sr. Manager, Technology & NPI Engineering, you will support technology strategy, guide technical readiness and ensure that new packing systems and automation solutions integrate seamlessly into our operational ecosystem. Your technical depth, mentoring abilities, and ability to influence both internal teams and external integrators will help elevate the department’s overall capability and secure successful long-term deployment of sophisticated technologies.

Requirements

• Proven experience in automation-intensive manufacturing environments, ideally with packing systems or high-volume operations.
• Strong technical understanding of automation systems, robotics, AGVs, PLCs, industrial networks, and SCADA platforms.
• Experience integrating SCADA systems with automated equipment, including defining tags, alarms, HMI/SCADA visualization standards, and data acquisition requirements.
• Proven experience starting up new operations, including commissioning, validation, and rampup of automated equipment from multiple vendors.
• Demonstrated expertise in system integration across controls, SCADA, MES, mechanical, and electrical interfaces.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills with the ability to lead detailed root-cause investigations across automation, SCADA, and MES layers.
• Experience working with OEMs, integrators, and global technology partners on sophisticated deployments.
• Strong documentation and communication skills; ability to translate global design intent into operational standards and procedures.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring capability to develop technical experts and engineering professionals.
• Fluent English (written and verbal).
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior technical liaison between NPI Engineering, R&D teams, and external automation vendors, ensuring technologies are introduced in alignment with global standards and the vertical startup process.
• Lead the deployment of new packing technologies, including automated packing lines, robotics, AGVs and connected systems, ensuring proper integration with MES and plant infrastructure.
• Oversee multi-vendor automation integration, ensuring flawless interaction across PLCs, robotics, AGVs, SCADA, MES, and plant network environments.
• Support the startup of new operations by coordinating technical deliverables, validating system capability, and ensuring stable ramp-up of automated solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical standards, equipment configuration documentation, and digital integration guidelines to ensure long-term scalability and global alignment.
• Lead troubleshooting for complex automation and MES issues, drive structured root-cause analysis, and implement data-driven corrective actions to stabilize performance.
• Monitor technology and system performance (Automation, MES, AGVs, packing equipment) across lines; identify gaps and drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Mentor engineers and technicians within NPI Engineering, building capability in automation fundamentals, system integration, troubleshooting, and operational perfection.
• Foster strong cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, IT/OT, and vendor partners to ensure successful and sustainable technology implementation.

Benefits

• Family Care Leave – We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing – We want you to be your best self, so you’ll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
• Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees