Smart Manufacturing Automation Engineer (CIP/Robotics)

Job Description

Job Description Smart Manufacturing Automation Engineer (CIP/Robotics)

Do you thrive on turning manual stations into robust, automated cells? Are PLC logic, robot paths, and KPI dashboards your toolkit for continuous improvement? If so, youll feel at home at Dexters onsite facilities in Albion, IN or Elkhart, IN.

Why Dexter?

We build the components that keep trailers, RVs, marine, agriculture, heavy-duty, and manufactured housing industries movingaxles, suspensions, brakes, doors, venting products, parts, and towing components. With advanced robotics, precision welding, and automation, our culture centers on quality, innovation, and service. Explore more at www.dextergroup.com.

Your mission

Reporting to the Director of CIP and Automation, you will blend hands-on automation engineering with data analytics to unlock throughput, quality, and safety improvements across our manufacturing lines.

What youll build

• Automation roadmaps from current-state workflow analysis and bottleneck identification.
• Integrated systems that connect PLCs, robots, and controls with existing equipment.
• Feasibility studies and ROI models that justify capital automation initiatives.
• Clear documentationSOPs, work instructions, and process flow diagrams.
• Performance feedback loops that monitor uptime, quality, and cycle time.
• Training programs that empower operators and technicians to run automated equipment confidently.
• Live dashboards that visualize KPIs and spotlight anomalies for quick action.

What youll bring

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Approximately 5 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent blend of education and experience.
• Proven history of transforming manual tasks into automated processes in a manufacturing setting.
• Strong command of PLCs, robotics, and process control technologies.
• Competence with CAD and simulation tools.
• Six Sigma certification is advantageous.

Core proficiency: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Growth & rewards

Along with a competitive benefits package, relocation assistance is available for qualified hires. Youll collaborate with engineering and operations to implement data-driven process improvements and lead continuous improvement efforts across the plant.

Take the next step

Apply today and help us elevate automated manufacturing for the customers we serve.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a background check and drug screen.

Dexter Axle Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, disability, veteran status, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.