Principal, Solutions Automation
Designed Conveyor Systems (DCS)Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Posted January 26, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
DCS was founded in 1982 and has grown to serve major clients in multiple industries by providing material handling, full-scale warehouse operations and conveyor design solutions.
Job Description
As a Principal, Solutions Automation, you’ll play a critical role in shaping how DCS designs and delivers automation solutions.
Requirements
- Lead the development of DCS’s solutions automation roadmap and help define how advanced technologies are evaluated and applied.
- Partner with automation suppliers to integrate best-fit solutions into customer concepts.
- Provide strategic guidance on data analytics, storage design, inventory optimization, order-picking strategies, cost-reduction initiatives, and process/system optimization.
- Present findings, recommendations, and automation concepts directly to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Collaborate with systems and applications engineering teams to review concept and final solutions.
- Scope opportunities by understanding customer challenges, defining statements of work, and shaping project deliverables.
- Support the development of final project documentation for supply chain consulting engagements.
- Act as a senior leader within sales and pre-contract teams, guiding solution direction while representing the voice of the customer.
- Gather customer feedback and recommend new services or improvements to existing offerings.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Health benefits
- 401K program with 100% match up to 5%
- Participation in Discretionary Profit-Sharing Program
- Flexible PTO
- Casual work environment
- Killer snack wall
