Regional Automation Engineer - Regional Logistics

About the team

The Shopee Regional Logistics team is committed to providing Shopee's users with the best possible e-Commerce logistics experience in the most cost-effective way. 

We are seeking a data-driven Automation Engineer (Maintenance & Reliability) with a proven track record in managing large projects to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional problem solving skills along with engineering and automation knowledge.

Alongside a team of experienced project managers, automation designers, control engineers and maintenance engineers, you will play a pivotal role in managing projects to optimise the engineering reliability and maintenance processes across 8 markets.

What you'll do

• End-to-end automation project performance monitoring — own regional rollouts across 8 markets, translate strategy into in-market execution with clear owners, timelines, and accountability; ensure initiatives don't just launch but stick
• Performance visibility tools — work with local automation engineers and China-based software engineers to deliver OEE dashboards, digital twin, and AI-assisted diagnostics that operations teams rely on day-to-day
• Vendor governance — partner with project and procurement teams to validate point-to-point testing, redundancy verification, and control logic against specifications during design and project phases; identify gaps before go-live
• Performance management — track OEE and uptime KPIs across markets, flag deviations early, drive corrective action, and build local reporting habits so performance management becomes routine rather than reactive

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronic Engineering
• At least 4 years of experience spanning technical engineering and program or project management — both are essential
• Hands-on grounding in PLC/DCS system integration and commissioning — including P&ID verification, hardware configuration, instrumentation checks, and onsite troubleshooting of control programs and equipment; able to read and critique SAT protocols, IO Lists, and network architecture diagrams
• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (Modbus RTU/TCP, OPC-UA) and conveyor/sorter control logic — enough to hold a credible technical conversation and know the right questions to ask
• Working knowledge of OT/IT networking — switches, VLANs, router configuration, remote access, and OT/IT segregation
• Demonstrated ability to drive adoption of technical or operational programs across multiple sites or markets — not just deploying but following through to sustained results
• Strong communicator: able to present performance data and technical risks clearly to management without jargon
• Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity — you define the structure and drive the follow-through
• Willingness to travel across Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Brazil