Automation Engineer – Manufacturing and Physical AI

Job overview

The Automation Engineer – Manufacturing and Physical AI role is onsite in the Lexington, KY area. Compensation is not specified in the posting. The role supports manufacturing competitiveness and fixed-cost reduction in North America.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with robotics engineers, controls engineers, and plant manufacturing teams to integrate AI into production systems.
• Evaluate and implement Physical AI technologies, ensure solutions meet safety and manufacturability requirements, present recommendations to stakeholders, manage contractors building testing cells, and document solutions for scaling and customer enablement.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

automation engineer

manufacturing

physical ai

lexington ky

psi

robotics

artificial intelligence

machine learning

computer vision

python

c++

ros

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision
• retirement plan
• life insurance
• paid time off
• family leave
• short- and long-term disability
• training and development.

Why this role

The posting seeks experience in manufacturing automation deployments and robotics, AI/ML, or advanced automation. Relevant skills include computer vision, machine learning, robotics, Python, C++, ROS-based systems, and sensor tuning.

About the employer

PSI is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.