Associate Automation Engineer, Design and Integration (Remote, Remote, US)

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Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.

The Associate Automation Engineer, Design and Integration supports Newell Brands ' Engineering, Reliability & Automation organization by helping develop, maintain, and deploy engineering standards, playbooks, technical templates, and project execution tools across the manufacturing and distribution network.

This role is designed for an early-career engineer with 1-2 years of experience who is ready to build broad technical capability across manufacturing engineering, design for manufacturing, capital project support, standards deployment, and site-facing documentation. The Associate Engineer will work closely with ERA leaders, site engineering teams, Manufacturing Optimization, R&D, Packaging, Industrial Engineering, EHS, Procurement, and external partners to help translate engineering standards into practical tools sites can use.
Responsibilities
Engineering Standards & Documentation

- 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.

Project, DFM & Site Support

- 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.

AI Enablement & Knowledge Management

- 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.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline required.

- 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.