Posted 27 days ago
Automation Engineer
AI Summary
GTI is a contract manufacturing partner supporting customers in renewable energy, power generation, infrastructure, and industrial systems. We fabricate custom designed, purpose-built enclosures and skids for our customers and perform mechanical and electrical integration in-house, delivering a true turn-key product to our customers.
About this role
Position Overview
GTI Energy offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support employees and their families while providing long-term career growth opportunities within a fast-growing manufacturing organization. Benefits may include:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match (where applicable)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Sick time in accordance with state and local requirements
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Career advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing organization
• Exposure to advanced manufacturing, modular infrastructure, and large-scale industrial projects
• Collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong operational and engineering leadership
• Employee-focused culture centered on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
Benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on position, location, and employment classification.
Key Responsibilities
Automation Applications, Strategy & CapEx Justification
- Partner with operations, manufacturing engineering, and quality to identify automation use cases that improve safety, quality, and throughput.
- Develop capital expenditure justifications and ROI/payback analyses to support automation project funding.
- Lead cross-functional project teams (quality, safety, operations, manufacturing engineering, and facilities) assigned to automation initiatives.
- Develop specifications for individual automation projects and create GTI-wide standards for control systems, preferred robot manufacturers, and welding equipment OEMs.
- Write project-specific performance clauses and high-level automation requirements for new system deployments.
- Design, specify, and implement robotic cells and systems across GTI’s manufacturing footprint.
- Select and oversee external integrators to execute detailed design work.
- Lead internal and external design reviews to verify system safety, quality, and technical alignment.
- Coordinate installation, validation, and qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) of automation systems with integrators and plant teams.
- Ensure integration of robotics (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Motoman, etc.), tooling, sensors, and safety systems.
- Develop and lead our strategy to embed automated manufacturing processes that align with our business objectives.
- Ensure that our competency matrix and development plans align with our technical bench strengths needed to succeed in automation.
- Align our integration, programming and automation environment provide for a robust and manageable solution set.
- Analyze new products and programs and provide guidance to leverage our automation strengths.
- Partner with mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality, and maintenance teams to ensure production readiness of automated systems.
- Support design-for-manufacturability efforts on new products to enable automated processes.
- Maintain detailed technical documentation including robot programs, schematics, and SOPs.
- Train and mentor technicians, operators, and junior engineers on robotic welding system operation, troubleshooting, and programming.
Automation System Design & Integration
Strategy Development and Sustainability
Documentation & Training
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering
- 8–10+ years of experience in manufacturing automation or controls engineering
- Hands-on experience implementing and supporting robotic welding systems
- Proficiency with industrial welding robots (FANUC, ABB, Motoman, KUKA or similar)
- Strong experience with PLC programming and controls integration (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, etc.)
- Proven success leading cross-functional automation projects and managing integrators
- Strong understanding of welding processes (GMAW, GTAW, resistance spot welding) and metallurgy basics
- Knowledge of industrial safety standards (OSHA, NFPA79,RIA) and risk assessments for robotic systems
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Strong project management skills to coordinate multiple automation projects and vendor integrations
- Effective communicator and collaborative team player with leadership experience
- Experience with robotic simulation tools (RoboGuide, RobotStudio, etc.)
- Experience integrating vision systems, sensors, motion control, or automated material handling
- Familiarity with CAD (SolidWorks, AutoCAD) for fixture or tooling design
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification
- Lead automation for a rapidly growing industrial fabrication company
- Hands-on, high-impact technical role in a fast-paced environment
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Work with advanced robotic technology to build mission-critical infrastructure
Preferred Qualifications
Why Join GTI
GTI Energy is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity in our workforce.
Benefits & Perks
GTI Energy offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support employees and their families while providing long-term career growth opportunities within a fast-growing manufacturing organization. Benefits may include:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match (where applicable)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Sick time in accordance with state and local requirements
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Career advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing organization
• Exposure to advanced manufacturing, modular infrastructure, and large-scale industrial projects
• Collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong operational and engineering leadership
• Employee-focused culture centered on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
Benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on position, location, and employment classification.