Senior Industrial Automation & Controls Engineer

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Professional Apex, NC, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

This position pays between $115,000.

- $130,000

Job Summary:

The Automation & Controls Engineer provides hands-on automation and controls engineering support across North American manufacturing facilities. The position serves as the primary technical resource for PLC, HMI, industrial networking, and control systems, supporting commissioning, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and capital projects. This role develops practical automation solutions, drives standardization efforts, and improves equipment reliability, safety, quality, and operational performance. This position operates with a high degree of autonomy and independence.

The Automation & Controls Engineer will evaluate manufacturing and controls challenges, develop solutions, establish standards where none currently exist, and drive implementation while collaborating with operations.

What you will be doing:

• Provide hands-on automation and controls support across NA, including remote and on-site troubleshooting.
• Commission, program, modify, and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley Compact Logix and Control Logix PLC systems.
• Develop, modify, deploy, and troubleshoot Rockwell Factory Talk View Studio ME and SE applications.
• Commission, configure, modify, and troubleshoot Allen-Bradley Panel View operator interface terminals.
• Diagnose industrial control system issues involving digital and analog I/O, field devices, instrumentation, control wiring, communications, and related hardware.
• Develop and implement automation solutions based on desired equipment and process outcomes, utilizing sound engineering judgment where standards do not already exist.
• Support equipment startups, upgrades, controls retrofits, and integration of new manufacturing equipment.
• Troubleshoot Ethernet and Ether Net/IP communications, network connectivity, and device communications.
• Partner with plant engineering, maintenance, operations, OEMs, IT resources, vendors, and system integrators to implement automation improvements.
• Lead root cause investigations related to automation and controls failures and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Maintain PLC backups, version control, system recovery procedures, and disaster recovery plans for critical automation assets.
• Document PLC, HMI, network, and control system modifications in accordance with company standards.
• Establish and maintain automation, PLC programming, HMI development, and controls hardware standards across North American facilities.
• Support capital projects through controls design reviews, FAT/SAT participation, equipment commissioning, and project startup activities.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and training to plant engineering, maintenance, and operations personnel.
• Evaluate new automation technologies and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and standardization.
• Travel to North American manufacturing locations as required to support troubleshooting, commissioning, projects, and operational needs.
• Exercise independent judgment in diagnosing controls-related issues and implementing corrective actions.
• Serve as the company primary technical resource for automation and controls systems.
• Support development of controls spare-parts, obsolescence, backup, and disaster-recovery strategies.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Automation, Controls, Mechatronics, or a related technical field; equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience may be considered.

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