The article suggests that IT should consider adding automation engineering to its existing roles. Automation engineers are typically found alongside IT and department managers to develop automation plans and implement automation into business processes. These individuals use programming languages like Java, C# and Python and are also familiar with machine actuators and sensors. They are in high demand due to their expertise in automating specific systems and manufacturing processes. However, it costs significantly more to recruit an automation engineer than to hire a robotics engineer. The article also notes that many of the system knowledge and cross-communicational requirements are similar to those found with an IT business analyst. The author concludes that while CIOs often face challenges in integrating and automating information flows between engineering and manufacturing systems, these challenges can be avoidable.
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