Automation Systems Lead

Fluidstack

$100K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in automation for manufacturing lines
  • Proven track record from concept to production rate
  • Experience with accepting and rejecting integrator-built cells
  • Hands-on expertise with PLCs and HMIs
  • Strong background in safety design and risk assessments
  • Ability to troubleshoot under pressure, including after-hours

Responsibilities

  • Own the automation systems across the factory including robot cells and conveyance
  • Establish automation architecture, PLCs, safety systems, and integration standards
  • Lead the selection of integrators and enforce acceptance criteria
  • Commission systems to achieve and maintain targeted performance metrics
  • Oversee system-level OEE and maintain performance standards

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay equity and transparency
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in automation
  • Supportive culture for tailoring roles to exceptional candidates
  • Hands-on involvement in production-critical situations
  • Opportunity for professional growth in a dynamic environment
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Own automation systems across the factory: robot cells, conveyance, and the controls tying them into one line.
  • Set the automation architecture, PLCs, safety systems, and integration standards, before the equipment is bought.
  • Lead integrator selection and hold them to acceptance criteria you write.
  • Commission cells to rate and keep them there: OEE owned at the system level.
What We're Looking For
  • The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've led automation for a manufacturing line from concept through rate production.
  • You've specified and accepted integrator-built cells, and rejected the ones that didn't meet spec.
  • You're hands-on with PLCs, HMIs, and industrial networks when it matters.
  • You design safety in from the start: risk assessments, guarding, and functional safety.
  • You debug at 2am when the launch needs it and fix the root cause after.
  • Bonus: Rockwell or Siemens platforms. Robot programming (Fanuc, ABB, KUKA). Weld or steel automation. Greenfield launches.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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