Controls Automation Engineer

Job Title

Controls Automation Engineer

Position Overview

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Join a team where innovation meets real‑world impact. We're looking for a driven Automation Engineer to become a key part of our Divisional Engineering group-a highly collaborative team supporting manufacturing operations across Georgia, Tennessee, Scotland, and China. In this role, you won't just maintain systems… you'll help shape the future of how we manufacture.

As a Controls Automation Engineer, you'll take the lead on process improvement initiatives, support large‑scale capital projects, and partner closely with plant teams to solve complex challenges. You'll have the opportunity to evaluate emerging technologies, strengthen automation and control strategies, and work directly with our Technical teams to help develop new processes that enable the next generation of innovative products.

If you're excited by hands-on engineering, global collaboration, and the chance to influence major technical decisions, this is a role where your ideas will matter-and where you can make a lasting impact across multiple sites worldwide.

This position provides leadership and technical support to a manufacturing division(s) as it relates to industrial automation and control systems. This includes troubleshooting, participating in process improvement efforts, and capital project efforts which will, at times, require working weekends, holidays, and being on-call. This position is expected to be capable of managing internal and external resources to achieve the desired outcomes of key performance indicators and have a thorough understanding of process operations within the division(s).

Position Responsibilities:

* Directs and supports electricians, junior AEs, and other plant staff in troubleshooting and diagnosing electrical problems on new or existing equipment of any size or complexity.

* Supports process improvement efforts by carrying out Automation related tasks directly and through managing internal and external resources. Helps identify improvement opportunities and offers solutions.

* Supports and manages capital project efforts from an electrical standpoint including scope development, budgeting, bidding, installation, commissioning, and documentation. May also participate in or lead the efforts from a mechanical standpoint. Expected to oversee the efforts of internal and external resources as needed.

* Maintains and develops electrical standards and best practices for the division(s) in coordination with other senior staff and corporate departments.

* Helps drive process conformity across the division(s) from a controls perspective.

* Supports 24/7 manufacturing operations across the division(s) including being on-call and being available for weekend and holiday work.

Position Requirements :

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechatronics Engineering.

* Minimum 2 years relevant experience

* Must possess a good organizational, computer, analytical, and leadership skills

* Must be able to work well under pressure and within deadlines.

* Thorough understanding of the Following Across the Division(s) with Demonstrated Prior Application:

* PLC programming languages and concepts, their function, and proper selection for a given application

* Siemens TIA Portal and Allen Bradley RSLogix 5, 500, 5000 / Studio 5000 programming

* Siemens S7-1200 and S7-1500 series processors and related hardware and Allen Bradley Micrologix, SLC, PLC-5, Compact Logix, and Control Logix series processors and related hardware

* Advanced control concepts such as control loops and PID tuning

* Motor control concepts, hardware components, their function, and proper application such as starters, soft starters, and variable frequency drives (VFDs).

* Motion control concepts, hardware components, their function, and proper application such as servos and robots.

* Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) hardware and software

* Panel mounted and field-mounted electrical devices, how to troubleshoot them, and how to select the best device for a particular application.

* Standard industrial test equipment and their proper application

* Industrial networks and how to troubleshoot them

* Data analysis…