Senior Automation Engineer - Medical Devices (IL or TX)

Job Posting Start Date 09-26-2025 Job Posting End Date

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary team who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Senior Automation Engineer – Medical Device located in Buffalo Grove, IL or Austin, TX.  

Reporting to the Director, Automation Engineering the Senior Automation Engineer – Medical Device responsible for specifying, designing and maintaining automation equipment, tooling and applications as required to meet specifications.

What a typical day looks like:

• Will be in lead position, providing advice from a corporate level.
• Designing and implementing automation equipment into medical manufacturing operations
• Developing project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards.
• Know and understand the project scope, specifications, and any regulatory requirements that are applicable to the machine being developed.
• Performing detailed mathematical calculations to establish manufacturing and installation standards and specifications.
• Coordinate with and consult automation engineers to design, lay out, detail components on new and existing equipment.
• Work with automation engineers to help debug interactions between mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
• Attend meetings, including project status and review meetings, and acceptance meetings.
• Assessing project requirements and researching to meet those requirements.
• Ensuring a product can be made reliably and will perform consistently in specified operating environments.
• Design of mechanical fixtures, adapters, and custom equipment.
• Testing, evaluating, modifying, and re-testing the designed hardware.
• Writing reports, bill of materials, installation drawings and technical documentation.
• Communicate and interface with engineers, designers, and operations managers.
• Deploying systems at customer facilities and gathering requirements.

Travel within the US, Mexico and Europe: 25% (might - on occasion - be up to 75% travel – but will NOT be constant).

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar, required.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in an automation engineering (or similar) role required from ANY of these types of companies: medical device manufacturer, automation machinery manufacturer, manufacturing automation systems integration, or other highly regulated manufacturers, e.g.  automotive, defense/aerospace, pharmaceutical, food and beverage.
• Experience being in lead position, providing advice from a corporate level.
• Proficiency with at least 1 of the following engineering design programs: AutoCAD, SolidWorks or Creo.
• Experience designing custom robot end-of-arm tooling  
• Extruded aluminum structural design experience 
• Able to design and print custom 3D printed parts
• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles, structural, and material properties.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in a Medical device and disposable manufacturing environment is a plus.
• Experience in a Fluid filling and Drug Handling Automation is a Plus.
• Experience designing and implementing High Speed and High Accuracy mechanical Automation solutions is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex design ideas to clients, colleagues, and stakeholders.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy in designs and specifications.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once, prioritizing tasks based on deadlines and project importance.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effective