Stord
Sr Controls & Automation Engineer
HQ - Atlanta, GA · Senior
H1B sponsorship availableDetected 14 days ago
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About the role
- Stord is The Consumer Experience Company, powering seamless checkout through delivery for today's leading brands.
- Stord is rapidly growing and is on track to double our revenue in the next 18 months.
- Stord's end-to-end commerce solutions combine best-in-class omnichannel fulfillment and shipping with leading technology to ensure fast shipping, reliable delivery promises, easy access to more channels, and improved margins on every order.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the lead technical authority within the innovation lab
- Partner with lab leadership to evaluate and validate emerging automation and robotics providers
- Narrow vendor ecosystem to a small set of strategic, long-term partners based on performance, scalability, and integration viability
- Lead integration of diverse automation systems, including mobile robotics, picking systems, and sortation technologies
- Develop deployment frameworks, technical standards, and operational documentation
- Rapid Prototyping & Experimental Design
- Lead rapid experimentation and simulation of control system capabilities
- Build high-iteration test environments where underperforming systems are iterated or decommissioned based on measurable outcomes
- Develop and maintain standard code libraries, electrical schematics, troubleshooting guides, and as-built documentation
- This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship or employment-based immigration support.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Automation, or related field
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in high-volume manufacturing or warehouse automation environments
- Proven ownership of multi-million-dollar automation projects from architecture through commissioning
Nice to have
- Experience with high-density warehouse automation and robotics platforms (AMRs, robotic picking, G2P systems)
- Prior experience in R&D or innovation lab environments running automation experiments
- Familiarity with WMS, WES, and WCS architectures and their interaction with automation systems
- Experience partnering with robotics OEMs or automation vendors in live pilot or production environments
Compensation
- Stord manages over $10 billion of commerce annually through its fulfillment, warehousing, transportation, and operator-built software suite including OMS, Pre- and Post-Purchase, and WMS platforms.
Benefits
- Hundreds of leading DTC and B2B companies like AG1, True Classic, Native, Seed Health, quip, goodr, Sundays for Dogs, and more trust Stord to deliver industry-leading consumer experiences on every order.
Company info
- To meet and exceed this target, Stord is strategically scaling teams across the entire company, and seeking energetic experts to help us achieve our mission.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Note: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship or employment-based immigration support.
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