Automation Engineer II
Heraeus · St. Paul – Minnesota, MN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Metals
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Heraeus (metals) in St. Paul – Minnesota, MN. Or breathing new life into precious metals?
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- PLC, Robotics, Automation, Tooling, SolidWorks
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Minnesota: typical posted base $100k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 19 live postings that list pay, out of 27 controls engineer openings in Minnesota, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Minnesota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 26 other live controls postings in Minnesota.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 8+)
Typical $100k–$141k, from 18 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 67%
- ✓ Automation 63%
- ✓ Robotics 37%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 26%
- MES 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Heraeus in St. Paul – Minnesota
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Position Summary
The Automation Engineer II will be responsible for designing, building, and integrating custom tooling, automation, and robotic equipment within a medical device manufacturing environment. This will involve full-cycle development of manual, semi-automated, and fully automated systems from concept through installation.
Key responsibilities
for the Automation Engineer II include equipment design, build, test, debug, and providing ongoing engineering-level support.
This is an onsite position in our White Bear Lake, MN location.
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Automation Engineer II
White Bear Lake
About Heraeus
Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.
About Heraeus Medevio
Together we improve lives. At Heraeus Medevio, we bring lifesaving and life-changing medical devices to market through partnerships with medical device manufacturing companies. Backed by Heraeus Group, we are committed to the growth of our teams and organization by providing an open space for open minds.
To reach our vision of improving 100 million lives every year, we foster a culture of curiosity that thrives on challenge, continuous learning, growth, and the opportunity to try new things. With sites in the United States, European Union, and Asia, and over 2,200 employees worldwide, together, we will meet tomorrow's challenges today.
What You’ll Do Every Day
- •Collaborates with R&D, Process Development, and Manufacturing Engineering to develop initial automation concepts.
- •Creates effective designs for manual, semi-automated, and fully automated equipment, including component selection and sourcing.
- •Coordinates formal and informal design reviews to ensure designs meet the needs of the internal customers.
- •Purchases and assembles systems including mechanical, electrical, controls, and safety.
- •Tests and debugs systems to ensure successful implementation into development or production processes.
- •Accurately reports and communicates technical progress to milestones.
- •Prepares accurate and detailed equipment documentation in alignment with approved processes.
- •Troubleshoots difficult technical problems on a variety of equipment.
- •Actively supports improvement efforts and works with a continuous improvement mindset.
- •Other duties assigned as required.
What We’re Looking For (Medevio) / Your Profile / What is Required for This Role (Heraeus Group):
- •Bachelor’s degree in an engineer field, such as Electrical, Controls, Computer Science, Mechatronic, Automation, or related technical field strongly preferred; equivalent relevant education, training, and experience may be considered.
- •Minimum 2 years of experience, preferred focus on development of custom automation solutions.
- •Demonstrated strong general understanding of mechanical, electrical, and automated systems.
- •Strong CAD modeling/design experience. SolidWorks preferred/
- •Ability to follow a disciplined and detailed approach to project management and design process and ability to manage multiple parallel projects with varying scopes and deadlines.
- •Ability to draw on and adapt prior knowledge and experience to initiate effective solutions.
- •Demonstrated strong collaborative communication and leadership skills with the ability to lead independently while working collaboratively.
- •Adaptive to change and willing to support a variety of work assignments.
- •Knowledge of the following specific brands a plus:
- •Sensors: Keyence, SMC, Turck
- •Safety: Keyence, Banner
- •Vision: Keyence
- •PLCs: Horner
- •Control Systems: Beckhoff, Delta Tau (Omron)
- •Communication: Ethercat, Ethernet, RS232
- •Software: Visual Studio, Visio, C++, HTML
- •Robots: Epson, Universal, Mecademic
Curious? Apply now!
Heraeus is proud to be an employer that provides equal access to opportunities for all its employees. We provide fair and equal consideration to all qualified applicants, regardless of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other legally protected characteristic. A diverse and inclusive culture is at the heart of our Vision, Mission, and Values. We are dedicated to cultivating a workforce that reflects a broad spectrum of cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives.
Any further questions?
If you need any assistance or have questions, please contact hrdirect-americas@heraeus.com or visit our website at jobs.heraeus.com .
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