Regional Automation Engineer

Bayer is a visionary company dedicated to solving the world’s toughest challenges. They are seeking a Regional Automation Engineer to optimize process technologies, lead engineering teams, and ensure compliance with industry standards in seed production facilities.

Responsibilities:

• Focus on optimizing and advancing process technologies within production facilities
• Lead engineering teams to develop and implement innovative solutions that enhance safety, efficiency, and sustainability
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure processes comply with industry standards and are continuously improved to meet operational goals
• Provide ongoing support for multiple seed production facilities in the region
• Maintain and improve existing control systems, ensuring equipment reliability, on-stream time, seed quality, and safety of seed manufacturing operations
• Conceive, design, install, start up, and commission medium scale automation/control improvement projects
• Lead and drive PLC, HMI programming, and IT management efforts at sites
• Become an expert in site production and control system needs and provide technical support
• Monitor, trend, identify, and develop solutions to control system issues
• Collaborate with other automation engineers to ensure strong network alignment and standardized systems
• Mentor automation technicians

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Automation Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or comparable Technology with 3 years of experience, or 8 years of practical experience such as experience derived from the Automation Technician role at Bayer production plants
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Collaborative team player capable of working well with people across all hierarchies internally and externally
• Good organizational and presentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills such as communication, listening, verbal, and assertiveness
• Results-driven with the ability to manage ambiguity
• Experience in automation systems and control technologies