Industrial Automation & Controls Engineer; PLC​/SCADA)

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Full Time Professional Murray Equipment, Inc, Fort Wayne, IN, US

21 days ago Requisition

Murray Equipment, Inc. (MEI) is seeking an
junior level and senior level experienced Automation & Controls Engineer
to join our growing engineering team. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy designing practical automation solutions, supporting customers, and working directly with industrial process systems in the liquid and dry handling industries.

This position supports projects involving process automation, electrical controls, PLC/HMI/SCADA integration, batching systems, and industrial equipment used in feed, seed, fertilizer, chemical, and other bulk material handling applications. The successful candidate will work closely with customers, Territory Managers, production teams, and field service personnel to deliver reliable and cost-effective engineered solutions.

At Murray Equipment, we design and support complete automation systems tailored to customer operations, including custom control panels, process automation software, batching systems, and integrated controls solutions. This role combines hands-on engineering, project execution, customer interaction, and technical problem solving.

Key areas of experience include:

• Electrical Systems & Control Panels
• PLC/HMI/SCADA Programming
• Fluid Handling & Process Systems
• Industrial Networking & Communications
• Process Control and System Integration

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborates with Territory Managers and users to determine project specifications as needed.
• Prepares detailed quotation for projects according to established guidelines.
• Creates sales orders for all essential engineered specification parts and equipment as quoted.
• Establishes and maintains a project report for all design or redesign projects to include implementation schedules and projected costs.
• Designs projects specifying applicable engineered solutions observing legal and industry standards.
• Generates and produces flow diagrams, schematics, and drawings via AutoCAD (2-D).
• Reviews all flow diagrams, quotations, and other available information required to design and engineer the most effective solutions for the customer.
• Oversees the design and development of systems with the use of advanced automated equipment on a daily basis.
• Acquires customer acceptance including approval of flow diagrams, quotations, and time estimates.
• Acquires approvals for engineering changes.
• Develops innovative alternative designs that facilitate cost savings, quality improvements, safety enhancements, and meet changing customer requirements.
• Updates the project data folder for all design or redesign projects to include job numbers, quote numbers, customer numbers, order numbers, projected labor and materials costs, and implementation schedules.
• Understands all regulations relative to the product lines and participates in qualifying products for regulatory compliance
• Ensures consistency of design for similar solutions from one generation of design to the next.
• Recommends procedures and prepares detailed drawings to facilitate the production, and assembly, shipment, installation, and start-up of engineered solutions.
• Refines estimates of materials and labor for engineering, building, testing, installation, start-up, and training.
• Develops manuals for product training, operation, safety, engineering applications, repair and maintenance, troubleshooting, and installation.
• Develops test protocol for engineered products.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures paying special attention to health and safety procedures.
• Submits all documentation in a complete, accurate, and timely manner.
• Learns and troubleshoots in-house proprietary software (ICS Control Pro and others)
• Provides technical support to Territory Managers and customers.
• Provides customer support with technical issues relating to our products and services.
• Shares 24/7 customer support responsibility via…