Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lenovo is a global technology powerhouse seeking Automation & Maintenance Engineers to support production operations in a highly automated manufacturing environment. The role focuses on maintaining and optimizing production equipment, troubleshooting automation systems, and supporting robotics integration.
Responsibilities
- Perform line‑side maintenance for production automation systems (not facilities maintenance)
- Troubleshoot, repair, and optimize motors, belts, drives, conveyors, sensors, and other core production components
- Conduct recovery procedures after equipment faults and restore systems safely and efficiently
- Understand PLC ladder logic and perform basic program adjustments or modifications
- Confidently enter PLC panels to review, diagnose, and analyze system logic
- Work with cross‑functional teams to ensure PLC programs support desired production performance
- Support teaching, troubleshooting, and calibration of collaborative robots
- Use handheld teach pendants or remote programming methods to safely adjust robot motion paths and locations
- Apply safe operation practices including dead‑man switches, manual jogging, and controlled programming environments
- Perform standard mechanical and electrical maintenance including component replacements (motors, tubes, drives, belts)
- Fine‑tune conveyor settings and verify operational parameters
- Maintain documentation, perform preventative maintenance, and support continuous improvement initiatives
- Work closely with automation engineers, robotics teams, manufacturing supervisors, and operations leadership
- Contribute to hiring, interviews, and skill‑assessment conversations as needed
- Support scale‑up of additional automation roles as new phases of hiring are approved
Skills
- Hands-on experience with production automation, robotics, or PLC‑driven systems
- Ability to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and control‑system issues
- Willingness to perform both robotics work and traditional maintenance tasks
- Experience in job titles such as: Automation Engineer
- Robotics Engineer
- Maintenance Technician / Maintenance Engineer
- Automation & Maintenance Engineer
- Comfort working in high‑growth or newly scaling manufacturing environments
- Ability to understand equipment holistically, including mechanical, electrical, controls, and robotics
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