Hiring: Senior Automation Engineer Company: MRC Recruiting Location: Duncan, OK Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 14:34:46 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Assembly, CAD, Linear, R About the job Experience: •5+ years of progressive experience in engineering, product development, or manufacturing environments. •Demonstrated ability to lead a small team and drive project execution without close oversight. This role suits a driven self-starter who is comfortable being the senior technical voice on site. •Proven ability to lead end-to-end equipment manufacturing projects, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and vendor coordination. •Track record of managing small, cross-functional teams toward technical milestones and deliverables. •A hands-on background that bridges design and the field. This isn't a seat for a design-only engineer. Required Skills: •Our client is an industrial technology company turning end-of-life magnets into a domestic source of critical materials, cutting the country's reliance on overseas supply. It's early-stage, well-funded work with real strategic weight behind it. •As they scale toward commercial deployment, they're looking for a Senior Automation Engineer to lead the engineering team and take their proprietary systems from prototype to production. This is a chance to lead engineering at a high-impact, early-stage company, with real room to grow into a bigger leadership seat as the company scales. •Lead Engineering on Scaling a Mechatronic System •Lead and manage the project and team across all aspects, from R&D to commercial-scale implementation. •Develop deep working knowledge of the company's proprietary machinery, which integrates hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical assemblies, and PLC-based control systems. •Serve as the primary internal engineering point of contact, acting as a technical thought leader and systems-level problem-solver across the process and system. •Understand how the mechanical and electrical subsystems interact, including solenoid valves, pneumatic actuators, linear guides, hydraulic pumps and cylinders, sensors, and control logic. •When issues come up, such as unexpected machine behavior, lead root-cause analysis and coordinate troubleshooting, drawing on hands-on diagnostics, system logs, or vendor input as needed. Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Robotics, or Manufacturing disciplines). •PLC, controls, and robotics experience. •Proven project management experience delivering complex engineering initiatives on time and within budget while coordinating multidisciplinary teams and external partners. •Operational familiarity with relevant compliance standards and certification pathways (e.g., UL, CE marking, electrical/mechanical safety standards). •Comfortable working in agile or fast-moving hardware development environments. •Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business functions. •Ready to grow into leading procurement and development teams, with experience reporting directly to senior management and the C-suite. •Legally eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, now or in the future. •Health benefits package, with full benefits details shared during the interview process. •The chance to lead engineering at a high-impact, early-stage company with significant room for career advancement. 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!