Senior Automation Engineer

Matrix Design is a great company because we have great people. At Matrix Design, we are committed to 
Developing Great People, Building a Great Company, and Delivering Great Results. 

Our culture rests upon six Core Values that we strive to embody each and every day: 
• We Can Do That! • We Do It Right! • We Do What We Say
• We Do It Better Next Time! • We Do It Together! • We Do It for a Greater Purpose

Solving automation integration problems across various industries is innovative, challenging, and often 
complex work. It demands creativity, collaboration, perseverance, and hard work from every team 
member. Therefore, we strive to put the Right People in the Rights Seats so everyone wins! 

PURPOSE:
Contribute to the overall success of Matrix Design by contributing to the successful completion of 
automation systems that solve the complex problems of our customers.

OVERVIEW:
The Senior Automation Engineer contributes to the successful design, engineering, build-out, run-off, and 
commissioning of projects by collaboratively contributing to the success of the Sales and Project teams
from start to finish for each project assigned.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Be a Great Team Player

• Model Matrix’s Core Values while encouraging them in fellow team members
• Willing to stay late, come in early, and travel to customer locations to finish the job
• Collaborate with Project Teams by contributing to all phases of project design, 
• development, build, programming, and installation
• Seek innovative ways to improve the Matrix Way

Provide Support to Sales and Sales Engineering

• Collaborate on the development and concept validation of proposed solutions
• Balance adding functionality and limiting scope creep
• Approve reach studies and simulations for robotic systems
• Collaborate on risk assessment to ensure the system is designed within (A3) and ANSI safety 
• specifications
• Responsible for validating automation engineering requirements

Collaborate with the Automation Engineering Team

• Collaborate with the Automation Engineering Manager as needed for all projects
• Provide technical assistance and training to fellow members of the Automation Team 
• Create game plans that define clear objectives and directions for the teams
• Coordinate the successful hand-offs of projects to the Automation Engineering team before build start, providing 
• additional context not contained in project documentation
• Develop software for robotic and vision systems 
• Accurate and timely submission of hours

Provide Excellent Customer Service

• In-House
  • Responsible for R&D project execution and documentation
  • Provide an end-stage quality review to assess and improve FAT readiness to meet 
  • completion date 
• In-the-Field
  •  Work closely with customers and vendors to resolve issues
  • Provide technical support and resources to customers 
  • Willing and able to travel up to 25%

• 7+ Years Experience as Manufacturing Automation Engineer 
• BS in Engineering or equivalent
• Strong Project Management skills
• 9+ Years Experience with robotics, PLCs, low-voltage controls, three-phase power distribution, 
• vision systems, electronic sensors, and pneumatics
• Design and application knowledge of ergonomic and machine safety standards
• Familiarity with SolidWorks and MS Office suite
• Strong Communication skills (written and verbal)

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Contribute 45 hours per week on average
• Able to work in an office and manufacturing floor environment
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand, and move from one area to another 
• Regularly required to work in constricted parts of machine cells 
• Constant and repeated use of the keyboard and mouse
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift, and move up to 50lbs

**The pay range is based on regional averages and will be adjusted according to the candidate's experience and skills.**