Corporate Automation Reliability Engineer

Who We Are McMaster-Carr is an innovative e-commerce company helping customers build and repair anything because we offer everything. We've thrived for more than 120 years through a relentless focus on customer experience, adaptability, and world-class operations. Curious, exceptional people are at the center of our evolution, turning new challenges and disruptive technologies into opportunities to learn, grow, and do work that makes customers' lives better. What You'll Do It is an exciting time at McMaster-Carr as we expand the use of automation in our distribution operations. Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), right-sized packaging technology, and sortation equipment are just some of the technologies that are in the scope of this role. We are hiring to advance engineering projects that drive improvements in the reliability and performance of the automation system. Projects span material handling design, controls, software, analytics, process design and AI. You will help establish standards for new systems, improve systems already in operation, and solve complex technical problems in a high-up-time environment. Make an impact and grow your engineering skills through work such as: Improving automated packaging technology by creating standards for physical alignment, controls configurations, and software parameters. Defining software behavior for automation based on control faults, warnings, and information Enhancing the user experience of picking from totes to cartons in a goods-to-person Designing or improving the material flow that connects automated storage and retrieval, picking, packing, workstations, sortation, and downstream processes. Improving automated receiving through vision, identification, routing, induction, or put-away Applying conveyor, sortation, mobile-robotics, or related material-handling technologies to improve system reliability and throughput. Building an Al-enabled troubleshooting tool for maintenance technicians responding to automation-equipment Creating data elements and analytics that identify automation faults, downtime, throughput constraints, and opportunities for improvement. Evaluating alternatives, explaining technical and operational trade-offs, and recommending practical Supporting complex system issues that extend beyond established operating and maintenance Cash Compensation Total cash compensation is generally around $185,000 to $230,000 and includes profit sharing based on company performance. Qualifications 2+ years of professional experience in warehouse automation, including experience with AS/RS, automated receiving using vision systems, packaging technologies, shipping sorters, or palletizing Bachelor’s degree in industrial and systems, mechanical, electrical, computer science engineering or equivalent Knowledge of hardware, controls, software, process design, analytics, and AI disciplines is preferred Experience in a fast-paced, high uptime,…