Automation Engineer

Insight Global is seeking an Automation Specialist to work onsite for a client in Liberty, North Carolina. This role would support the Battery Manufacturing Production Engineering team as they open and expand the world’s largest Battery Manufacturing Plant. The Automation Engineer is a dynamic and critical role responsible for ensuring the optimal functioning of electrical equipment and systems within the production environment.

This position requires a strong foundation in electrical engineering principles, hands‑on technical expertise, and a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

• Test and repair electrical equipment or systems. (Involving circuits, relay logic, wiring, motors, servo drives, etc.
• Strong ability to write, program, troubleshoot, modify and/or repair programmable logic controllers, robotics, cameras, and other electronic equipment.
• Troubleshoot and repair safety systems, machine components hydraulic and pneumatic.
• Plan and execute machine integration into mass production
• Complete proper documentation of work, including creating detailed schedules for assigned project
• Collaborate with team members and engineers
• Ability to problem solve and continuously improve safety, quality, and productivity.

• 3+ years of reading, writing, and modifying Program Logic Controls (PLCs)
• Experience with Electrical and/or Mechanical systems in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Flexible work availability (able to work overtime and weekends as need by the project)