Jobs at Innovative Automation Inc.

Design custom industrial automation machinery from customer concepts through manufacturing. Responsibilities include developing 3D CAD models and detailed drawings, selecting components, reviewing designs for manufacturability and safety, conducting machine safety risk assessments and stop-distance calculations, coordinating project resources, supporting assembly, and mentoring junior designers. The role also involves customer design reviews, vendor collaboration, schedule coordination, and applying welding, fastening, material handling, and other assembly-process knowledge.

Oversee custom automation projects from initiation through completion, managing scope, schedules, budgets, risks, resources, stakeholders, customers, installations, suppliers, contractors, documentation, and project closeout. Lead customer communications, design reviews, signoffs, buyoffs, issue escalation, and field reporting. Coordinate logistics, warranty support, customer parts, and SR&ED documentation while ensuring compliance with quality procedures and on-time delivery.

Develop, program, and commission control software for automated equipment (assembly, material handling, robotic cells, vision inspection, safety systems). Collaborate with sales, project management, mechanical and electrical teams; troubleshoot shop-floor automation, backup programs, and support scheduling and budget requirements. Occasional global travel.

Develop automation concepts and process layouts in response to RFQs; prepare cycle time charts, costing, and proposals; validate concepts with cross-functional teams; support customer technical reviews; transfer knowledge to design teams; manage multiple quotations; support life-science/GAMP alignment and occasional travel.