Systems Integration Manager - Remote

About the role

Dematic, part of the KION Group, is strengthening its EMEA Systems Integration function with a remotely based position. The Systems Integration Manager acts as the "Voice of Engineering" for the Solutions Development team, ensuring that automated materials handling solutions are delivered to specification with customer requirements at the forefront. The role drives user and solutions acceptance testing to increase first-time acceptance of the technology, spending most of the time on customer sites across the country.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the voice of engineering for the Solutions Development team, optimising automation solutions pre-sale and providing input on solution and acceptance testing language
• Support the Simulation team by giving technical advice, reviewing and approving simulation output and reports, anticipating deviations from established parameters and alerting the customer early to issues affecting system performance
• Generate system specifications for customer approval and understanding
• Define and lead the integration strategy across all project phases, from Solutions through Execution
• Ensure the system specification, software functional specification, acceptance test plan and mechanical and controls deliverables align with contractual requirements, with consistent interfaces and nomenclature
• Lead site-wide system testing with the Test Manager, documenting the test strategy, test plans (internal and customer-witnessed), simulation and emulation tests, specifications and results
• Produce system availability weightings and oversee the calculation of the appropriate FEM availability method

Required profile

• Master's degree in industrial plant, mechatronics or mathematics
• At least 4 years of experience in development or technical management, preferably in a high-level automated logistics business
• 4+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated material handling industry experience preferred
• Functional leadership and communication skills, with the ability to be customer-facing
• Ability to work with teams located in different regions
• Availability to travel domestically about 50-60% of the time, with a full driver's licence

Required skills

• Demonstrated ability to create technical documentation
• Previous experience as a software engineer in warehouse management systems is beneficial but not essential

What we offer

• Company car or car allowance
• Company performance-related bonus
• Enhanced pension scheme
• BUPA cover and life assurance