Associate Automation Engineer, Design and Integration

Summary

Newell Brands is a global consumer goods company with a portfolio of well-known consumer product brands. The Associate Automation Engineer, Design and Integration supports engineering standards, documentation, capital projects, design for manufacturing, automation initiatives, site assessments, and knowledge-management efforts across manufacturing and distribution sites.

Responsibilities

• Assist in creating, updating, and organizing engineering standards, technical guidelines, project templates, and site-facing documentation
• Support the ERA standards library by maintaining clear document structure, version control, and easy-to-use reference materials
• Capture lessons learned from pilot projects, technical reviews, vendor evaluations, and site deployments and convert them into reusable guidance
• Help prepare technical playbooks, checklists, and training materials that improve consistency across Newell manufacturing and distribution sites
• Work with subject matter experts to ensure standards reflect practical operating needs, safety expectations, maintainability, and manufacturability
• Support engineering reviews for capital projects, manufacturing equipment changes, DFM pilots, automation initiatives, and site improvement work
• Assist with Design for Manufacturing tools and workflows, including manufacturability assessments, site process capability inputs, and lessons-learned documentation
• Help gather project data, organize technical inputs, prepare status updates, and track action items through completion
• Review technical drawings, specifications, vendor information, and project documentation with guidance from senior engineers and pillar leads
• Participate in site assessments, project meetings, and cross-functional reviews to support standards-based project execution
• Support Ask-an-Engineer and other ERA knowledge-management initiatives by organizing engineering standards, guides, lessons learned, and project materials
• Help create user-friendly training materials, quick-reference guides, and office-hour content for site engineering, maintenance, and project teams
• Maintain project trackers, standards deployment logs, and simple dashboards using Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Power BI, or similar tools
• Contribute to continuous improvement of ERA documentation and knowledge-sharing processes

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline required
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, technical drawings, equipment specifications, process flow, continuous improvement, and engineering documentation
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and follow-through skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint; Power BI or Smartsheet exposure preferred
• Ability to work across functions, sites, regions, and vendors with guidance from senior engineering leaders
• Willingness to travel up to 40% to manufacturing and distribution sites as business needs require
• 1-2 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, product/process development, plant engineering, automation, capital projects, or related technical work preferred
• Internship, co-op, capstone, undergraduate research, manufacturing project, or engineering competition experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with CAD, DFM, Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA/PFMEA, project management tools, or technical writing preferred
• Power BI or Smartsheet exposure preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline required
• Basic understanding of manufacturing processes, technical drawings, equipment specifications, process flow, continuous improvement, and engineering documentation
• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and follow-through skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint; Power BI or Smartsheet exposure preferred
• Ability to work across functions, sites, regions, and vendors with guidance from senior engineering leaders
• Willingness to travel up to 40% to manufacturing and distribution sites as business needs require

Nice to Haves

• 1-2 years of engineering experience in manufacturing, product/process development, plant engineering, automation, capital projects, or related technical work preferred
• Internship, co-op, capstone, undergraduate research, manufacturing project, or engineering competition experience strongly preferred
• Familiarity with CAD, DFM, Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA/PFMEA, project management tools, or technical writing preferred
• Power BI or Smartsheet exposure preferred