GTI Energy offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support employees and their families while providing long-term career growth opportunities within a fast-growing manufacturing organization. Benefits may include:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match (where applicable)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Sick time in accordance with state and local requirements
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Career advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing organization
• Exposure to advanced manufacturing, modular infrastructure, and large-scale industrial projects
• Collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong operational and engineering leadership
• Employee-focused culture centered on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
Benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on position, location, and employment classification.
### Key Responsibilities
Automation Applications, Strategy & CapEx Justification
- Partner with operations, manufacturing engineering, and quality to identify automation use cases that improve safety, quality, and throughput.
- Develop capital expenditure justifications and ROI/payback analyses to support automation project funding.
- Lead cross-functional project teams (quality, safety, operations, manufacturing engineering, and facilities) assigned to automation initiatives.
- Develop specifications for individual automation projects and create GTI-wide standards for control systems, preferred robot manufacturers, and welding equipment OEMs.
- Write project-specific performance clauses and high-level automation requirements for new system deployments.
- Design, specify, and implement robotic cells and systems across GTI’s manufacturing footprint.
- Select and oversee external integrators to execute detailed design work.
- Lead internal and external design reviews to verify system safety, quality, and technical alignment.
- Coordinate installation, validation, and qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ) of automation systems with integrators and plant teams.
- Ensure integration of robotics (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, Motoman, etc.), tooling, sensors, and safety systems.
- Develop and lead our strategy to embed automated manufacturing processes that align with our business objectives.
- Ensure that our competency matrix and development plans align with our technical bench strengths needed to succeed in automation.
- Align our integration, programming and automation environment provide for a robust and manageable solution set.
- Analyze new products and programs and provide guidance to leverage our automation strengths.
- Partner with mechanical engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality, and maintenance teams to ensure production readiness of automated systems.
- Support design-for-manufacturability efforts on new products to enable automated processes.
- Maintain detailed technical documentation including robot programs, schematics, and SOPs.
- Train and mentor technicians, operators, and junior engineers on robotic welding system operation, troubleshooting, and programming.
Automation System Design & Integration
Strategy Development and Sustainability
Documentation & Training
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Engineering
- 8–10+ years of experience in manufacturing automation or controls engineering
- Hands-on experience implementing and supporting robotic welding systems
- Proficiency with industrial welding robots (FANUC, ABB, Motoman, KUKA or similar)
- Strong experience with PLC programming and controls integration (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, etc.)
- Proven success leading cross-functional automation projects and managing integrators
- Strong understanding of welding processes (GMAW, GTAW, resistance spot welding) and metallurgy basics
- Knowledge of industrial safety standards (OSHA, NFPA79,RIA) and risk assessments for robotic systems
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Strong project management skills to coordinate multiple automation projects and vendor integrations
- Effective communicator and collaborative team player with leadership experience
- Experience with robotic simulation tools (RoboGuide, RobotStudio, etc.)
- Experience integrating vision systems, sensors, motion control, or automated material handling
- Familiarity with CAD (SolidWorks, AutoCAD) for fixture or tooling design
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher certification
- Lead automation for a rapidly growing industrial fabrication company
- Hands-on, high-impact technical role in a fast-paced environment
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Work with advanced robotic technology to build mission-critical infrastructure
Preferred Qualifications
Why Join GTI
GTI Energy is an equal opportunity employer and celebrates diversity in our workforce.
GTI Energy offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to support employees and their families while providing long-term career growth opportunities within a fast-growing manufacturing organization. Benefits may include:
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match (where applicable)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
• Sick time in accordance with state and local requirements
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
• Career advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing organization
• Exposure to advanced manufacturing, modular infrastructure, and large-scale industrial projects
• Collaborative, fast-paced environment with strong operational and engineering leadership
• Employee-focused culture centered on safety, quality, accountability, and continuous improvement
Benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on position, location, and employment classification.
GTI Fabrication is a leading U.S.-based contract manufacturer specializing in complex steel enclosures and fully integrated systems for Energy Storage (BESS), Power Generation, Modular LNG, Data Centers, Defense, and Offshore markets. Founded in 2015 in Buffalo, NY, GTI has rapidly expanded with advanced manufacturing facilities in Buffalo, Phoenix, and Monterrey, offering over 1,000,000 sq. ft. of combined production space. Our capabilities span structural steel fabrication, precision welding, powder coating, mechanical and electrical integration, battery integration, and end-of-line testing—all under one roof. We are an ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer and one of the only LRQA and ABS-approved ISO shipping container factories in the U.S., ensuring full TAA/BAA compliance for government and defense contracts. At GTI, we believe in long-term partnerships over vendor relationships. Our engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams work side-by-side with customers to bring complex products from prototype to mass production—on time, on budget, and at scale. Key Capabilities ✔ U.S. and Mexico-based Manufacturing ✔ BESS Enclosure Fabrication & Integration ✔ ISO Container Customization & Certification (CSC, ABS, LRQA) ✔ Power Gen Packaging & Modular Data Centers ✔ Busbar, Wire Harness, and Battery Module Assembly ✔ Robotic Welding & Automation ✔ Full-Service Engineering & Prototyping ✔ High Volume Manufacturing
Key team members
Anthony Adragna
Christopher Rossi
Shane Kemplin
Brad Gallion
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