Automation Project Leader

Strategic Staffing Solutions International client is one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Companies (as recognized by Forbes), and a global manufacturer of circuit protection, power control, and sensing technologies serving the industrial, transportation, and electronics markets.

About the job:

• Define, realize, and implement programming for Programmable Logic Controllers, vision control systems, robots, and other devices.
• Manage the automation scope of industrialization projects: identify technical solutions and materials, prepare cost estimates, define specifications, and follow up on implementation and validation.
• Lead cross-functional automation project teams: internal and external resources.
• Take full ownership of industrialization projects where automation and/or industrial IT are the main focus.
• Ensure project delivery against QCD objectives (Quality, Cost, Delivery) and operational milestones.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimization, standardization, and performance tracking.
• Participate in technological watch and validation of new automation technologies to support R&D and manufacturing evolution.

About you:

• Degree in Automation, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent.
• Strong experience in industrial automation, industrial vision systems.
• Fluent in French (English is a plus).
• Proficient with office tools; familiarity with automotive quality standards and ERP systems is advantageous.
• Strong communication, project management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• A taste for fieldwork and field experience.
• Robotics and industrial IT (PLC, SCADA, MES) are a plus.
• Knowledge of micromechanics, measurement systems, and statistical tools is a plus.

Annual salary range: up to €70,000 gross

Interested? Apply and let's talk!