Hiring: Robotics Engineering Manager Company: Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. Location: Warren, MI Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:32:38 About the job Experience: •7+ years of experience in robotics, automation, manufacturing engineering, controls, material handling, warehouse automation, or systems integration, including delivery of complex automation projects from concept through production launch. •3+ years of experience leading engineers, technical teams, or cross-functional automation programs, with demonstrated ability to develop talent, set priorities, and drive accountability for results. Required Skills: •Lead, build, and scale a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for concept development, design, integration, commissioning, and launch of warehouse robotics and industrial automation systems. •Recruit, develop, coach, and retain high-performing engineers; establish clear objectives, technical expectations, accountability, career development plans, and a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. •Serve as a senior technical and customer interface; develop automation roadmaps, translate operational needs into executable concepts, and align scope, performance requirements, business cases, schedule, risks, and implementation strategy. •Own the engineering project portfolio from requirements and RFQs/SOWs through supplier selection, design reviews, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, production ramp-up, and operational handoff; manage priorities, resources, timing, and escalations. •Own engineering and project budgets, capital estimates, forecasts, change control, and technical deliverables; drive cost, schedule, return-on-investment, and overall program performance in partnership with customers and internal stakeholders. •Provide technical governance across industrial robotics, collaborative robotics, AMR/AGV systems, autonomous forklifts, ASRS, vision, controls, safety, material flow, and IT/OT integration; lead critical design, risk, and readiness reviews. •Plan engineering capacity and assign resources across multiple customer programs based on business priority, technical complexity, project risk, and launch timing; balance near-term execution with capability growth. •Manage system integrators, automation suppliers, and technology partners; establish technical requirements and acceptance criteria, evaluate proposals, resolve commercial and technical escalations, and hold partners accountable for results. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, industrial, mechatronics, robotics, automation engineering, or a related technical field. •Demonstrated experience managing customer requirements, project scope, schedules, budgets, capital estimates, suppliers, technical deliverables, and executive-level program communications. •Strong customer-facing communication, leadership, and presentation skills, with the ability and willingness to travel to support project development, design reviews, commissioning, and critical production launches. •Broad experience across industrial and collaborative robotics, AMR/AGV systems, autonomous forklifts, ASRS, machine vision, EOAT, PLC controls, safety systems, conveyance, and industrial networking. •Direct people-management experience including recruiting, organizational design, performance management, coaching, succession planning, and scaling engineering capability across multiple programs. •Solid functional working knowledge of machinery, industrial robot, mobile robot, and functional safety standards, including risk assessments and applicable ANSI/RIA, ISO, and material-handling safety requirements. Compensation: •$140,000 - $180,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!