PLC Controls Engineer – Custom Automation; Jr​/Mid​/Sr

PLC Controls Engineer – Custom Automation

Salary: $75,000 - $110,000 per year

Location:

Germantown, WI

Minimum Degree:
Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related engineering field

Relocation Assistance:
Not Available

$75,000 – $110,000 Base Salary + Profit Sharing
• Greater Milwaukee Area
• Onsite / Travel Flex Join a rapidly expanding custom controls integrator doubling in size annually with zero corporate bureaucracy Own your automation code from a blank-screen architecture all the way through to live on-site field commissioning

• Developing robust PLC programs and intuitive HMI interfaces completely from scratch for complex, custom automation machinery, robotic cells, and specialized sorting systems
• Engineering advanced operator interfaces using Factory Talk View, or incorporating Visual Studio and C# for high-level enterprise software and database integrations
• Reviewing, modifying, and perfecting detailed electrical schematics in AutoCAD to verify panel layouts align with Bill of Materials (BOM) specs and safety regulations
• Implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting industrial networking protocols and safety architectures, including Ether Net/IP, multi-axis servo motion, machine vision systems, and safety controllers (NEC/OSHA compliant)
• Serving as the primary technical field authority during on-site customer startups, supervising installations, and executing final commissioning sequences

• Ground-Up Controls Depth: 2 or more years of verifiable professional experience designing and programming control systems. Must have direct experience writing logic from scratch using Allen-Bradley/Rockwell platforms (Studio 5000/RSLogix), not just tweaking pre-existing code blocks.
• Technical
  
  Education:
  
  An Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related engineering field.
• Professional Stability: A reliable career track record showing steady tenure and commitment with prior employers (ideally 3+ years per stop).
• Field Flexibility:
  The willingness and capability to travel domestically between 25% and 50% to champion custom integration rollouts at client sites.
• Local Proximity:
  Permanent residency established within a 45-minute drive of the Greater Milwaukee / Washington County corridor to support active lab collaboration.

• Hands-on configuration of advanced multi-axis servo motion systems or industrial vision platforms (Cognex, Keyence, etc.)
• High-level language coding proficiency (C#, ) or SQL relational database programming depth
• Direct programming, path teaching, or integration experience with FANUC or alternative industrial robotic arms

• Full Corporate Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Simple IRA retirement plan featuring a direct company matching contribution
• Generous annual holiday bonuses and an impactful company profit-sharing program
• Paid Time Off (PTO) bank and paid corporate holidays