Automation Engineer
Valeo · Seymour, IN
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Valeo (automotive) in Seymour, IN. As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FMEA, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC, Robotics, Automation, Assembly lines
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How this role compares
Against 17 other live controls postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 6+)
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 89%
- ✓ PLC 78%
- ✓ Robotics 61%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 33%
- Team leadership 28%
- New product launch 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Valeo in Seymour
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What You Will Do
- ◆Analyze customer requirements, legal regulations and internal specification to be applied in Testing strategies of products
- ◆Develop EOLT specifications for new equipment (Hardware & Software)
- ◆Design and develop complex test programs, process and systems to measure product functionality and integrality in the electrical and programming domains
- ◆Analyze test cases and failure, providing scenarios and proposing actions based on results
- ◆Check product SW and Test Methodology/Coverage during DFT Design Review, with R&D interaction
- ◆May make some functional Tester software development and improvements
- ◆Check the functional testers development (review of technical issues and planning)
- ◆Work with the Software Validation Team to ensure complete test coverage of all
requirements
- ✓Analyze the customer specifications, legal
requirements
and internal specifications towards the development of electronic test plans
- ✓Support the creation of test equipment specifications and tester hardware specifications used in the development of automated test rack systems
- ✓Perform validation, capabilities, test coverage and stability performance of testers
- ✓Monitor testing TLR, analyze defects, and propose action plans to reduce
- ✓Validate PG RAISE and CdC standards which are created by M/D Standard Owners
- ✓Validate any change of standard propose by sites in new investments for Testing equipment
- ✓Validate the assembly line included on each CAA, in concept, cycle time and investment values
- ✓Contribute in the product & process FMEA, assisting Testing technicians in daily activities
- ✓Support transition of newly developed processes into series production, providing process / equipment specification and qualification
- ✓Define activities to permit integration of testing equipment into more complex manufacturing cells
- ✓Perform survey of equipment in continuous improvement & cost reduction mindset to optimize investments, material & labor costs
- ✓Develop an industrial cross-project competence
- ✓Promote the Valeo Industrial standard rules and procedures
- ✓Ensure the respect of Safety and Environment procedures of Valeo Group
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Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.
Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leaders in our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.
What You Will Win
As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value.
What You Should Have
- •You have a Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Electrical, or Mechatronic Engineer (or other relevant Engineering discipline)
- •You have 4+ years of PLC programming experience, preferably using Siemens, of robotic equipment
- •You have experience programming PLCs in a high-speed automotive environment
- •You preferably have experience using IntelliAim by Dajac and Variable Voltage/Variable Frequency Drivers
Join us!
Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!
Diversity by nature
At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talent. Are you looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about Valeo : https://www.valeo.com
Permanent contract Job Posting Date
2026-10-01 Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join
- •one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- •a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- •more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- •a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development
More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com