Manager of Automation I4.0

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  • Nanjing, Jiangsu
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
## Join our TeamAbout this opportunity:Lead the Automation Industry 4.0 organization to enable Smart Manufacturing and operational excellence across production. Own the strategy, delivery, and governance of automation, OT/industrial networks, modular automation standards, and SCADA platforms—ensuring safe, reliable, cyber-secure, and scalable solutions from design through commissioning and lifecycle support.What you will do:
  • Build and continuously improve an efficient, high-performing Automation Industry 4.0 team that provides professional engineering support for automation system design, modular architecture, SCADA implementation, and OT network operat ions.
  • Establish and maintain technical standards, governance, and lifecycle management for PLC/HMI/robotics/controls, SCADA, and industrial networking.
  • Partner with Operations, Process, Engineering, Quality, IT, PEU and Global Industry 4.0 stakeholders to d eliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, cost, throughput and Product design.
  • Act as the manufacturing Automation competence center: identify opportunities, define roadmaps, and drive digital transformation initiatives (e.g., data acquisition, eq uipment connectivity, OEE/traceability enablers) aligned with site and global priorities.
  • Lead capability building: hiring, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and skills development
The skills you bring:
  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Control Systems, Electronics, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in industrial automation, including 3+ years in a people leadership/management role.
  • Proven experience delivering multi-site or global automation/OT projects.
  • Strong knowledge of modular automation design and standardization (hardware/software architectures).
  • Hands-on understanding of SCADA concepts and integration with PLC /MES/ERP/historians.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • Fluent English (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).
Preferred
  • Knowledge of OT cybersecurity standards and practices.
  • Solid understanding of advanced manufacturing processes and equipment.
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma knowledge/certification.
  • Experience building and leading cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.What happens once you apply?Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.Primary country and city: China (CN) || NanjingReq ID: 783836

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