Senior Automation Project Engineer – SolidWorks & Machine Conception
$90,000–$90,000 year
On-siteBrown Deer, Wisconsin, United States
Job Summary
Lead ground-up machine conception and direct mechanical design integrity for custom, high-speed robotic work cell builds from concept to fabrication. Translate client specifications into innovative automation solutions while supervising design workflows for in-house detailers and external resources. Architect advanced hydraulic and pneumatic power systems, conduct early-stage risk assessments to mitigate safety hazards, and manage high-level technical communications with global clients. Collaborate directly with assembly leads to ensure complex designs are fabricated, wired, and debugged on schedule. This senior-track seat offers creative autonomy within an agile custom machinery builder scaling into a premier OEM, serving global manufacturing leaders across North America and Europe.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3+ years of dedicated, hands-on success in custom automated equipment engineering
- ground-up machinery design-build experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
- 5+ years of direct custom industrial machine design-build experience
- Advanced SolidWorks proficiency
- practical expertise specifying hydraulic & pneumatic systems for heavy automation
- US Citizen or Green Card holder
- residing within a 45-minute daily commuting radius of the Brown Deer / Greater Milwaukee, WI area
- 3+ years of proven success in custom automated machinery design
- custom industrial equipment—not consumer products, small electronics, or medical devices
- direct proficiency in SolidWorks for complex mechanism layouts and large assemblies
- Hands-on experience specifying hydraulics/pneumatics
- strong understanding of industrial welding (GMAW, GTAW, Laser)
- multi-axis assembly
- Capability to manage strict design budgets
- direct small technical teams
- maintain project release timelines
- A solid work history demonstrating multi-year tenure and career dedication with prior employers
- Residing within a comfortable 45-minute daily drive of the Brown Deer / Greater Milwaukee area
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