Maintenance and Automation Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 31, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 30, 2026. Freightliner scores A on the Alion truth index.
Daimler Truck AG group is the leader in the global automotive industry with more than 120 years of experience in 200 countries.
Our people reflect the company values: Passion, Respect, Integrity and Discipline; we are looking for engaged individuals to join this diverse group, which manages ever-changing challenges.
Daimler Truck, a leading and pioneering group worldwide in the automotive industry with more than 120 years and presence in more than 200 countries. In Mexico it has the divisions of: Daimler Truck, Daimler Truck Buses and Daimler Truck Financial Services.In our people, we can reflect our corporate values: Our customers success is our success, moving at the speed of right, one team best team, and we are looking for highly committed individuals to join the group in an environment of diversity and constant challenges
Objective of the position:
This position is responsible for having trained and specialized unionized personnel in the areas of hydraulic, mechanical, robotic, electrical and digital control engineering.
Plans, organizes and delegates maintenance activities to his/her personnel in charge and is responsible for auditing maintenance systems (PM, CM and TPM compliance).
Coordinates with the OUs and their maintenance partners the execution of the department's strategy and is responsible for meeting the department's metric goals through this planning.
The maintenance and automation engineer is responsible for supervising the operation of machines and processes during production hours, as well as guiding and developing his/her personnel in solving equipment failures to avoid compromising production efficiency or damaging equipment, always in a safe manner.
Is directly responsible for the equipment or processes assigned to him/her; in this equipment he/she must seek continuous improvement, develop maintenance programs, audit existing processes and carry out the process of purchasing spare parts and installing them in this equipment.
Is responsible for planning purchasing processes and strategies for cost reduction or energy savings.
The maintenance and automation engineer standardizes PLCs, HMIs, robots, networks and parameterizable equipment according to plant standards.
Indispensable Requirements (Candidates who do not meet these requirements may be discarded):
- Screens and HMI design at FTV and Ignition.
- Design Automation Networks (Indispensable Dnet and ENet).
- Advanced Logix Controllers PLC Programming.
- Advanced ABB/Kuka/Fanuc/Durr Robot Programming
- English level: B2
- Spanish level: C2
Soft Skills:
- Application of information technologies
- Analysis and problem solving.
- Effective communication.
- Planning and organization.
- Project management.
- Decision making.
Academic Knowledge: Engineering; Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial or related field
At Daimler Truck we are united in our purpose “We work for all who keep the world moving”. This motivates us to pursue our common goal: leading sustainable transportation. However, our impact as a global transportation company depends entirely on the impact of everyone at Daimler Truck. That’s why we ensure that our people are encouraged and empowered to show their full impact.
We promote diversity and stand for an inclusive corporate culture. We value the individual strengths of our employees, because these lead to the best team performance and thus to the success of our company.
You can be your true self at Daimler Truck. Inclusion and equal opportunities are important to us. We welcome applications from people of all cultures, generations, physical appearance, phases of life, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual expression, people with disabilities and people from any underrepresented group.
Main Functions:
- Responsible for analyzing the design of current equipment and recommending/implements changes in the design of installed technology with the aim of avoiding critical or repetitive breakdowns in machines or processes to achieve levels of operational production reliability, using engineering knowledge.
- Standardizes maintenance procedures are used to keep maintenance work instructions up to date. Develops the strategy to maximize production equipment uptime. Develops the solution for the problematic assets.
- Performs programming of ABB robots and riveting and drilling setup, ensuring compliance with product quality
- Prepare technical documentation and provide training to personnel in charge, including process and instrumentation diagrams, electrical diagrams, detailed control panel drawings, instrument wiring maps, user manuals, operation sheets, work instructions and design reports.
- The maintenance and automation engineer provides support during productive hours to the production line, which involves solving faults and ensuring the correct operation of processes and systems. Making decisions regarding the solution of critical faults.
- undefined Execute drive automation upgrades to improve operator safety, machine efficiency, and plant capabilities.Design, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade PLC and HMI solutions Leads the implementation of countermeasures suggested by his/her team.Leads the planning and assignment of activities for obsolescence/migration projects towards new technologies
Work Location Opportunity
Daimler Trucks AG is firmly committed to developing a work environment that supports empowerment and inclusion for our current and future employees. We recognize that our ability to adapt will enable us to compete for a broader range of talent. Additionally, our business and the people who work within it will be successful and profitable if we remain agile and flexible in our approach to work.
To continue to build a great place to work for all, we are committed to a culture that supports flexibility and encourages a positive working environment that achieves the needs of our business and employees.
Diversity allows us to employ people with different experiences, abilities and points of view, and that is what enhances our culture and brings us to the forefront among the top global companies.
At Daimler, we value the diversity between our employees.
In order to enrich the culture, Daimler acknowledges the importance of including people with different points of view and lifestyles into our company. When we select our talent, we focus on abilities; we don’t discriminate based on ethnicity, nationality, gender, race, age, disability, social condition, health, religion, immigrant status, opinions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, university or appearance.
Exceed your expectations and get ready to be part of our team!
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