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Senior Automation Project Engineer (d/f/m) - Bopfingen
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About this Position
As a Senior Automation & Project Engineer, you will lead automation and investment projects across Europe, identifying Industry 4.0 opportunities, designing scalable solutions, and delivering initiatives that drive Henkel’s digital manufacturing strategy with a focus on technical excellence, safety, and sustainability.
What you´ll do
- Explore and define automation solutions aligned with Industry 4.0 and evolving toward Industry 5.0, ensuring scalability and compliance for multi-site rollouts
- Collaborate across functions to assess feasibility, develop detailed designs, and prepare comprehensive project documentation including budget, schedule, and resources
- Lead key automation projects from design and construction through commissioning and start-up, ensuring technical excellence and adherence to Henkel standards
- Build strategic partnerships with technology providers and vendors to support long-term automation and digitalization goals
- Monitor and control project performance, including cost, progress, and risk management, while handling Steering Committee updates and governance
- Manage stakeholders and communication, resolve issues, and control scope changes within established frameworks
- Ensure compliance and continuous improvement, meeting industry regulations, cybersecurity requirements, and capturing lessons learned to enhance standards
- Act as a change agent, driving digital adoption and promoting human-machine collaboration across sites
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Automation, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related filed
- At least 5 years of experience in Project Engineering, ideally in CAPEX investment projects within an industrial environment with proven expertise in automation projects (e.g.material handling robots, packaging & palletizing systems, automatic truck loading, AGVs)
- Solid project and stakeholder management skills, including proficiency with tools (Office, MS Project, CAD), methodologies and strong interpersonal abilities
- Highly self-motivated, autonomous, and adaptable to a dynamic international environment
- Fluent in English and German both written and spoken
- Willing to travel across Europe up to 30% of the time, depending on project needs
This position can be filled in Bopfingen (Germany) or Környe (Hungary).
Some perks of joining Henkel
- Flexible work scheme with flexible hours, hybrid work model, and work from anywhere policy for up to 30 days per year
- Diverse national and international growth opportunities
- Global wellbeing standards with health and preventive care programs
- Gender-neutral parental leave for a minimum of 8 weeks
- Employee Share Plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares
- Company Pension Plan 100% financed by Henkel
- MEGA Preventive Health Insurance
- CareFlex Supplementary Care Insurance
- Mobility offer: My Henkel Bike and Jobticket
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. Become part of the team and bring your uniqueness to us! We welcome all applications across different genders, origins, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, generations and disabilities. If there are any specific accommodations or adjustments you require for the interview process or your on-site appointment, please inform us, and we'll do our best to accommodate your requests.
JOB ID: 25088979
Job Locations: Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Bopfingen | Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom, Környe
Contact information for application-related questions: Recruitment-Germany@henkel.com
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