Controls​/Automation Specialist - Mandarin or English

About the Job

Controls Specialist

PLC Support / Pilot Line / Manufacturing Automation

Controls & Automation Consultants LLC is a systems integrator and engineering services provider supporting industrial automation, controls engineering, and manufacturing technology needs for customers across the United States and internationally.

CAC is seeking experienced Controls Specialists for immediate opportunities across California, Pennsylvania, and Texas. These roles will support automated manufacturing equipment, PLC-controlled systems, pilot production lines, installation activities, startup support, and commissioning activities in fast-paced industrial manufacturing environments.

This role is well suited for hands-on controls professionals with strong troubleshooting skills, the ability to read and interpret electrical documentation, and experience supporting PLC-based automation systems on the manufacturing floor.

Selected candidates will work closely with controls engineers, installation leads, commissioning teams, maintenance, and manufacturing operations to support pilot line development, production readiness, equipment installation, troubleshooting, startup, and commissioning activities.

• Automated production equipment
• PLC-controlled machinery
• HMIs
• Industrial networks
• Sensors and actuators
• Drives and remote I/O
• Control panels
• Electrical documentation
• Calibration documentation
• Related automation hardware

The Controls Specialist will work under the direction of:

• Lead engineers
• Controls engineers
• Installation leads
• Commissioning leads
• Maintenance leadership
• Manufacturing operations teams

These teams are responsible for automation system performance, simulation testing, staging, pilot line readiness, equipment installation, production uptime, startup support, and commissioning execution.

• Troubleshoot and resolve machine faults, PLC alarms, sensor issues, actuator issues, communication faults, wiring issues, and other controls-related problems across automated manufacturing equipment and production systems.
• Support pilot line automation equipment during installation, development, testing, production readiness, startup, and commissioning phases.
• Provide hands-on controls support for PLC-controlled equipment, industrial automation systems, automated production cells, and manufacturing support equipment.
• Monitor, diagnose, and support PLC-controlled equipment using platforms such as Codesys, Inovance, Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Omron, Mitsubishi, or similar systems.
• Troubleshoot PLC hardware and related automation devices, including I/O, logic, communications, wiring, and equipment interface issues.
• Review and troubleshoot PLC logic, tags, alarms, function blocks, ladder logic, structured text, and equipment sequences to support installation, startup, commissioning, and production activities.
• Read and interpret electrical wiring diagrams, electrical schematics, panel layouts, equipment manuals, installation drawings, calibration documentation, and technical procedures.
• Read and follow electrical manuals, device manuals, calibration documentation, startup procedures, checkout procedures, and equipment support documentation.
• Work from punchlists to complete assigned installation, checkout, troubleshooting, verification, documentation, and corrective action items.
• Follow direction from lead technicians, lead engineers, controls engineers, installation leads, and commissioning leads during equipment installation, startup, and commissioning activities.
• Perform field verification of wiring, terminations, devices, sensors, actuators, I/O points, panels, and control system components.
• Perform I/O checkout, device verification, sensor validation, actuator testing, network checks, calibration support, loop checks, and functional testing for automated equipment.
• Identify wiring, installation, calibration, documentation, or equipment discrepancies and communicate findings clearly to the appropriate lead or engineering team.
• Create redlines and markups to electrical drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, installation drawings, calibration documents, punchlists, and…