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Working closely with Product Management, R&D, Systems Engineering, Commercialization, and other global engineering organizations, you will build modules and deployment processes that supports both current and future automation solutions.\nAs a technical and organizational leader for the team, you will foster engineering excellence, promote innovation, and ensure the successful development and execution support of standardized controls solutions that improve solution quality, scalability, and customer delivery.\nWe offer:\n\nCareer Development\nCompetitive Compensation and Benefits\nPay Transparency - Global Opportunities Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer/\nDematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.\nThis policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.\nThe base pay range for this role is estimated to be S121,600 - $152,000 at the time of posting. 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