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KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

Manager Systems Mechatronics Engineering

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGrand Rapids, MI, USA$121.6k - $152k

About the Job

Requirements

  • Demonstrated leadership experience leading highly technical engineering teams.
  • Knowledge of industrial automation, controls engineering, and system architecture.
  • Strong understanding of modular automation design and controls standardization.
  • Experience with programmable logic controllers (PLC), human-machine interfaces (HMI), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), and Siemens-based automation platforms, including controls architecture and industrial networking.
  • Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proven ability to build partnerships across global, cross-functional engineering organizations.
  • Strategic mindset with the ability to balance innovation, technical excellence, customer needs, and project timeline constraints.
  • At least 7 years of experience in controls engineering, automation, mechatronics, or related industrial engineering disciplines.
  • Experience leading engineering teams in a technical management role.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience.
  • Willingness to travel globally up to 30%.

Responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of experienced Controls Engineers.
  • Support and execute the controls engineering strategy, roadmap, and priorities aligned with business objectives.
  • Drive the development, standardization, and commercialization of controls platforms and capabilities that enable scalable solutions.
  • Collaborate with global engineering organizations to align controls architecture, productization, and solution development.
  • Guide the evaluation and adoption of new automation technologies to support current and future solutions.
  • Support establishing engineering standards, best practices, and governance for controls software and system design.
  • Provide technical leadership and execution guidance to support pilot implementations, customer deployments, and solution commercialization.
  • Foster continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and organizational capability.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience leading controls standardization, PLC software development, or automation productization initiatives.
  • Experience in logistics, material handling, or large-scale industrial automation systems.
  • Experience working in global or matrixed engineering organizations.

About the Company

KION Group

Forklift, warehouse equipment and software solutions

KION Group provides forklifts, warehouse equipment, and integrated automation, along with software to optimize supply chains. It sells and leases industrial trucks, offers automated storage/retrieval and warehouse management software, and provides financing and digital transformation services through KION Digital. Its strength comes from a broad brand portfolio (Linde MH, STILL, Dematic, Baoli, Fenwick, OM, Voltas) delivering end-to-end intralogistics across hardware, software, automation, and services for real-time, secure operations. The goal is to help customers improve efficiency, accuracy, and visibility in their supply chains by tightly integrating material handling with digital tools and services.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Wiesbaden, Germany
Founded
2006

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