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Senior Expert Robotics Engineering
Summary
Position Summary
As a Senior Robotics Engineering Expert, you will provide advanced technical leadership and guide the strategy, validation, standardization, and deployment of robotics, autonomous mobile robots, automated guided vehicles, and intelligent material-handling technologies across our United States factory network. You will turn emerging robotics capabilities into safe, reliable, repeatable, and financially sound solutions that improve employee safety, productivity, operational flexibility, quality, and overall factory performance. You will also serve as the technical authority for evaluating robotics use cases, assessing vendors and system integrators, leading pilot deployments, developing business cases, and expanding successful solutions across our United States manufacturing facilities.
+ Develop and maintain a three- to five-year robotics roadmap for United States manufacturing operations by prioritizing opportunities, establishing deployment criteria and standard system designs, and expanding successful pilot programs across sites
+ Lead the end-to-end development of automated robotics solutions such as humanoids, drones, or other emerging technologies. Evaluate manual work processes and identify practical automation opportunities through solution design, readiness assessment, proof-of-concept testing, pilot deployment, and implementation.
+ Establish scalable standards for autonomous mobile robots, automated guided vehicles, intelligent forklifts, and fleet-management systems that move materials and products between warehouse and production operations
+ Identify, benchmark, evaluate, and manage robotics suppliers and partners; assess their technical capabilities and readiness to inform sourcing and partnership decisions.
+ Evaluate technical feasibility and quantify potential improvements in safety, productivity, quality, cost, and return on investment; track results and recommend whether solutions should be expanded, revised, or discontinued
+ Define requirements for safety, hygienic design, cybersecurity, operational technology and information technology integration, controls, commissioning, maintenance, training, documentation, and lifecycle support to deliver sustainable, factory-ready solutions
+ Lead cross-functional change-management efforts with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Quality, Supply Chain, Procurement, Digital Manufacturing, and external suppliers by influencing stakeholders, addressing concerns, gaining buy-in, and creating shared ownership and value that support adoption and strengthen robotics capabilities
Requirements
+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline
+ 10+ years of experience in industrial robotics, automation, technology scaling, or autonomous material movement in a manufacturing, industrial or related environment.
Other
+ Must be willing to travel approximately 30%-60% to meet business needs
Don't meet all the qualifications listed under "other"? These are preferred, but not required. When you apply for a role with Nestlรฉ Purina, we ensure that individual confidentiality is held to the highest regard. We are intentional about creating an inclusive workplace for everyone. We consider our associates our most valuable assets. Please apply for full consideration.
Salary: $158,355.90 to $207,497.00 per year
Bonus Eligibility: Yes
The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at top of range.
Nestlรฉ offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at https://www.nestlejobs.com/nestle-in-the-us-benefits
It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace.
To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlรฉ. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlรฉ seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you'll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlรฉ home.
The Nestlรฉ Companies are equal employment opportunity employers. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. Contact us at accommodations@nestle.com or please dial 711 and provide this number to the operator: 1-800-321-6467.
This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.
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Job Requisition: 421076
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