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Job TitleAutomation Engineer Manager Job Description Summary Job Description About the Role: As the Automation Engineer Manager, you will lead a team in driving equipment reliability and operational excellence across our fulfillment centers. You’ll monitor and support their work in controls automation and technical support while ensuring they effectively troubleshoot complex control systems and analyze performance metrics. You’ll guide their leadership of continuous improvement projects and ensure they provide mentorship to junior engineers. You'll work with state-of-the-art technology, including conveyors, sortation systems, scanners, cameras, print and apply systems, and SCADA devices and programs. Through your technical leadership and design optimization efforts, you'll directly contribute to ensuring our customers receive their orders with Amazon's signature speed and accuracy while building team capabilities and driving operational excellence. Key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Apply Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on troubleshooting and dive deeps for engineering issues, supporting automation engineers to investigate the root cause and planning actions to eliminate/mitigate the downtime of critical assets - Program and source coding for in-house built solutions based in PLC or PC controllers and SCADA/OEE platforms - Understand, maintain and troubleshoot material handling control systems, including PLC/PC controllers and industrial networks such as Ethernet, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Profibus, motor control systems, servo drives, frequency drives, and electrical distribution systems - Monitor MHE metrics and partner with maintenance/operations to address system performance issues and provide analysis across all operations - Provide escalation support to automation engineers, during and after business hours, troubleshooting locally and remotely, to ensure that all hardware or controls software within the building is repaired on time - Establish training plans and mentor a team of automation engineers - Appropriately escalate downtime situations to vendors or senior leadership for support to restore equipment operation - Provide 24/7 on-call rotational support for hardware and software systems for the site - Travel up to 10-20% BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent, or 7+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience - Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area, including weekends, nights, and/or holidays - 7+ years of experience working in industrial controls and automation - 7+ years of process or production environment related PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis experience - 7+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience - 7+ years of Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic and structure programming experience - 7+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Advanced degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering - Experience with HMI and control network components, including maintenance, troubleshooting, programming and design - Experience with programming software such as RSLogix5000, Studio 5000, FT View, and other controls software platforms - MBA or other Master’s degree and/or Six Sigma Black Belt Certification a plus - Manufacturing or complex industry experience leading Control Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications. The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role. The compensation for the position is: $ 146,268.00 - $172,080.00 C&W Services is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us. INCO: “C&W Services” About Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a global leader in real estate services, leveraging our specialized expertise to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional value to owners and occupiers. With 52,000 employees in nearly 400 offices across 60 countries, we are one of the largest firms in the industry, with more than 100 years of history. In 2023, we generated $9.5 billion in revenue from our core services. To learn more, visit .