Business Automation Engineer
$106,400–$177,300 year
On-siteIrving, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Partner with stakeholders to identify business needs and operational challenges in warehouse automation environments. Elicit, document, and manage functional requirements for Warehouse Management Systems, control systems, robotics, and sortation technologies. Analyze material flow through receiving, putaway, picking, and shipping processes to support solution design and integration validation. Lead operational readiness assessments, coordinate user acceptance testing, and manage defect triage for automation deployments. Support commissioning, cutover, and go-live activities for warehouse startups and expansions while ensuring solutions perform effectively under real-world conditions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline
- 5+ years of automation engineering, Business Systems Analyst, Product Analyst, or similar experience
- Experience gathering, documenting, and managing business and functional requirements
- Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills
- Experience participating in software implementation or systems integration projects
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Experience developing process flows, requirements documentation, and test scenarios
- Expected 10-20% of travel, primarily to the distribution centers for go-lives, hypercare, and stakeholder engagement
- May have to travel to our DC's, Warehouses & other key sites regularly
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Warehouse Control Systems (WCS), or Warehouse Execution Systems (WES)
- Experience working in distribution centers, supply chain operations, fulfillment, manufacturing, or logistics environments
- Knowledge of warehouse automation technologies including: Conveyors Sortation systems A-Frame systems OSR systems Robotics Automated storage and retrieval systems
- Experience supporting system integrations involving WMS, WCS, ERP, transportation, and automation platforms
- Experience with startup, commissioning, or large-scale warehouse implementation projects
- Familiarity with Agile and traditional project delivery methodologies
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar tools
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