Project Engineer – Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems

Job overview

The Project Engineer – Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems role is onsite in Romeoville, IL, and pays $110,000–$135,000 per year. The engineer leads technical engineering from project kickoff through site handover, helping ensure automated storage solutions can be built, installed, and integrated. The role translates customer and sales concepts into project layouts and technical documentation, coordinates requirements across engineering and business teams, and supports installation and commissioning. Occasional customer-site visits may be required; travel is generally less than 10%, and typical business hours are 8:00 AM–5:00 PM CST with some flexibility to start earlier.

What you'll do

• Serve as technical contact for integrator and end-user engineering teams
• review documentation and create project layouts and approval drawings
• review and update AutoCAD layouts
• coordinate assembly and PE-stamped drawings
• provide technical information for order processing, production, installation, and commissioning
• coordinate with project, sales, R&D, supply chain, vendor, electrical controls, and software teams
• support site managers and installation teams
• maintain project documentation
• occasionally visit customer sites.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

project engineer

automated storage

as/rs systems

autocad

warehouse automation

project coordination

site handover

romeoville il

m1 search group

$110k–$135k

travel under 10%

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, automation engineering, or related field; AutoCAD experience including dynamic blocks. Relevant engineering experience and material-handling or warehouse-automation experience are preferred.

About the employer

M1 Search Group is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.