Jobs at Daifuku

Provides first-line customer support for software and system issues through phone, email, and ticketing channels. Performs initial triage, basic troubleshooting, case documentation, diagnostic information gathering, and resolution of common issues. Escalates complex incidents to higher-level support, communicates status clearly, follows support workflows, and contributes to knowledge base improvements while developing technical support skills.

Manages complex intralogistics and material-handling automation projects involving conveyors, machinery, robotics, controls, software, and warehouse systems. Responsibilities include project planning, scheduling, financial and resource management, vendor and contract coordination, documentation, risk tracking, stakeholder communications, and project delivery across multiple locations. The role requires up to 50% travel and occasional weekend or evening work during go-live events.

Develop and engineer automated material-handling products, including conveyors, sortation systems, robotic systems, and automated storage equipment. Create control schematics, panel specifications, equipment sequences, and PLC programs. Conduct prototype, beta, and field testing; investigate product issues; and ensure safety, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and performance requirements. Maintain schedules and estimates, collaborate with cross-functional teams, follow engineering standards, and travel domestically up to 60%.

Designs and leads industrial automation control systems for material handling solutions. Responsibilities include developing PLC programs, control schematics, equipment operation sequences, prototypes, testing, field troubleshooting, and manufacturing transitions. The role leads projects and provides technical direction to junior engineers, using HMI, SCADA, Allen-Bradley, Schneider PLCs, and electrical CAD systems. Requires domestic travel up to 60% across North America.

Designs and leads industrial automation control systems for material handling solutions. Responsibilities include concept development, specifications, PLC programming, control panel schematics, prototyping, testing, manufacturing transition, field troubleshooting, and project leadership. Requires expertise in industrial automation, Allen-Bradley controls, HMI/SCADA, electrical CAD, machine safety codes, and risk assessments. The role involves up to 60% domestic travel across North America and mentoring junior engineers.

Develops and tests automated material-handling products, including conveyors, sortation systems, robotics, control panels, PLC logic, and equipment sequences. Creates schematics, specifications, and layouts; supports manufacturing integration, prototype testing, field troubleshooting, safety assessments, and root-cause investigations. Requires collaboration across engineering teams, adherence to standards, cost and schedule management, and domestic travel of up to 40%.

Leads enterprise-wide standards, architecture, design governance, and continuous improvement for material handling automation systems. Reviews complex designs, approves deviations, evaluates technical risks and emerging technologies, develops reusable engineering frameworks and KPIs, and mentors multidisciplinary engineering teams. Requires extensive systems integration expertise across WMS, WCS, WES, controls, and software integration.

Develops and engineers controls products for conveyors, sortation, automated storage, order fulfillment, and robotic systems. Designs control schematics, specifies automated equipment sequences, programs PLCs, tests prototypes, and conducts on-site beta testing. Investigates field issues, manages schedules and cost estimates, and collaborates with engineering and manufacturing teams. Requires travel up to 30%.

Manages material handling automation projects involving conveyors, robotics, AS/RS, structures, controls, software, and related equipment. Responsibilities include project planning and execution, financial and resource management, customer and supplier relationships, contract administration, project documentation, status reporting, and coordination across multiple locations. The role requires knowledge of warehouse and fulfillment operations, automation projects, software development lifecycle concepts, accounting, and contracts. Travel up to 50% and weekend or evening work during go-live events are required.

Supports planning, execution, commissioning, closeout, financial tracking, scheduling, risk management, procurement, and customer coordination for material handling automation projects. Assists with installation, startup, acceptance testing, vendor management, reporting, and operational readiness. The role includes structured mentoring, extensive travel, field assignments, and progressively increasing project ownership, with advancement toward independent Project Manager responsibilities.

Supports planning, execution, commissioning, financial tracking, customer coordination, vendor management, and closeout of material handling automation projects. The role develops project management, technical, financial, field execution, and leadership capabilities through mentoring and extensive customer-site assignments, with the goal of advancing to Project Manager within 12–24 months.

Designs and enhances custom conveyor and automated material handling systems. Reviews designs, prepares AutoCAD drawings, coordinates technical development and testing, obtains vendor quotes, issues purchase orders, and monitors project schedules, engineering hours, and material costs. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, customers, vendors, and installers to resolve issues and commission systems. Travel up to 20% is required for site measurements, equipment inventory, commissioning, and customer interaction.

Supports, troubleshoots, maintains, and enhances deployed warehouse automation software in customer environments. Develops patches and maintenance releases, diagnoses production issues, performs coding and testing, supports upgrades and migrations, monitors performance, documents solutions, collaborates with engineering and field teams, and provides occasional customer-site and after-hours support. Mentors junior engineers and contributes to reliable operation of mission-critical material handling systems.

Designs and develops industrial control systems for automated material-handling equipment. Responsibilities include PLC programming, control-panel schematics, HMI and SCADA integration, prototype development, testing, troubleshooting, and leading large or multiple projects. The role collaborates with electrical and project teams, supports manufacturing transitions, mentors junior engineers, and conducts onsite beta testing. Domestic travel within North America may reach 40%.

Builds and maintains custom software applications, performing design, coding, debugging, testing, troubleshooting, and technical consultation. Works autonomously on advanced projects, may lead work groups, and follows coding standards and technical designs. The role supports web-based and client-server systems and requires strong collaboration and communication. Up to 15% travel is expected.

Pursue new Integrator and Partner sales opportunities while managing key accounts. Responsibilities include prospecting, developing sales strategies, leading sales processes, supporting trade shows and training, coordinating with technical teams, and achieving profitable sales goals. The role requires material handling sales expertise, technical understanding of warehouse controls and mechanical systems, customer solution analysis, strong communication, and approximately 30–40% travel.