Job Description

Hungry for challenges? Join a group with innovation at its heart and contribute to the automotive revolution!

OPmobility is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions for a unique, safer and more sustainable mobility experience. Innovation-driven since its creation, the Group develops and produces intelligent exterior systems, customized complex modules, lighting systems, clean energy systems and electrification solutions for all mobility companies. With a €11.4 billion economic revenue in 2023, a global network of 152 plants and 40 R&D centers, OPmobility relies on its 40,300 employees to meet the challenges of transforming mobility.

Our ambition? Provide automakers with cutting-edge equipment and solutions to develop tomorrow’s clean and connected car.

Title: Automation Engineer

Work Location:
• 2026: Greer, SC
• January 2027: Role will transition to Toledo, OH

Missions

Main Missions

• Contributes to the Support Optimap / Optipro project development
• Supports operations in case of major technical incidence and capitalization of lessons learnt/optimizations of processes
• Ensures consistent contribution (participating and sharing / transferring knowledge) within industrial networks
• BG standard owner for Automation
• Leads métier projects on his scope
• Leads Industrial Excellence innovation roadmap on his scope, delivered breakthrough solution using/managing métier project
• Ensures consistent report to top management & operations using steering instance

KPI and/or main deliverables

• Optipro or Optimap or Optinov work packages fulfilled
• HSE (100% conformity)
• Build & Monitor Project charter
• Manage assigned budget
• Defines & Monitors Validation plan
• Manages and perform risk analysis (FMEAs + technical reviews)
• Ownership on Automation standard at BG level

Activities

Project Management

• Define and lead the activities needed to achieve the deliverables
• Determine the project provisional budget (hours and cost)
• Elaborate and transfers the technical data to the development, industrial and/or plant teams, with a clear identification of the remaining risks to ensure successful transfer
• Handle some activities of the extended team depending on the project size

Metier activities

• Seek for breakthrough initiative on Robotic, PLC and Vision field: Identify new technologies and functions, analyze market and technology trends, benchmark serial products and technologies
• Contribute to robotic network activities linked to central roadmap
• Lead technical standards definitions
• Industrialize innovative solutions

Assistance to operations

• Support operations in case of major or new issue on processes/equipment on Vision, PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)/ HMI (Human Machine Interface program) Robotic equipment, including:
• Automation audit on equipment/cell
• Supplier tracking
• Program adjustments during tuning phase/retrofit/re-use
• Participate in operations productivity workshops

Customer/Industrial projects activities

• Validate technical feasibility of Vision PLC & Robotics solutions
• Support the definition of equipment specifications & supplier sourcing
• Perform inhouse programming tasks on PLC HMI Robots and OT/IT devices

Knowledge sharing activities

• Consolidate lessons learnt from the projects into metier best practices and standards
• Animate in metier networks
• Promote externally (OEM, external institutes, academics…) and internally industrial excellence innovation roadmap
• Train new AUTOMATION, ROBOTIC, PPA, MPM, EPM… to industrialized innovative solutions

Competences requirements

Knowledge / Qualifications

• Bachelor if significant experienced in the field or a Engineering Master’s degree in Automation and Robotics plus experience
• Advanced experience in robotics and automation
• Previous experience in an international context preferred

Previous Experience (if relevant)

• Previous experience in the automotive sector is an added advantage

Key technical competencies

• 5+ years of experience as Robotic or PLC specialist
• Knowledge of SIEMENS PLC and FANUC ROBOT
• Project management skills
• Fluent English required

Key behavioral competencies

(be customer‑centric, cultivate innovation, act with audacity, drive results, collaborate, drive engagement, value differences, be resilient, develop yourself)

• Leadership, able to make clear synthesis, organized, rigorous, team player
• Ability to make decision and assess technical solution on his field
• Ability to plan, organize and prioritize
• Communication capability skills towards all management levels
• Pedagogical skills

As a responsible company, OPmobility pays particular attention to diversity and equality within its teams and the Group commits to treat all job applications equally.