Automation & Controls Engineer

Automation & Controls Engineer at Cel Link Corporation

At Cel Link, we’re transforming how the world’s most advanced vehicles and energy systems are powered. Our lightweight, flexible circuits are used in electric vehicles, data centers, and other cutting-edge technologies, helping major OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers build more efficient, sustainable products.

We’re looking for an Automation & Controls Engineer to help us scale our next-generation manufacturing systems. In this role, you’ll design and integrate advanced automation solutions, spanning PLCs, robotics, motion control, and machine vision, while collaborating with an exceptional team of engineers driving innovation at the intersection of hardware and software.

• Integrate controls and develop software for a wide range of hardware, such as PLC, PC, and RC (robot controller) based equipment and automation control systems, motion controllers, and machine vision systems, high-resolution test, measurement, and data acquisition equipment, heater controllers, web handling and roll‑to‑roll system web velocity and tension, and web edge guiding and steering mechanisms, pneumatic actuators, encoders, force sensors, thermocouples, analog devices, and various location, distance, and material presence sensors.
• Engage directly with new product design, process, equipment, quality, and manufacturing engineers to develop and modify controls and software that improve equipment usability and efficiency, product capability and performance, and process control data integrity.
• Troubleshoot equipment, including finding the root cause of failures and engineering solutions to correct them.
• Provide timely and accurate project status, documentation, and training.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate equipment functionality.
• Develop and maintain equipment and automation controls and software‑related technical documentation such as BOMs, schematics, functional specifications, design and test specifications, and standard operating procedures.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain revision control of changes made on equipment where the hardware and software must be copied exactly.
• Support controls engineering, standards compliance, assembly, modification, and documentation upkeep.
• Work closely with equipment vendors throughout all phases of a project’s development on software and controls requirements and related issues.
• Support factory expansion efforts, including supplier acceptance testing, equipment commissioning, and process qualification.

• BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Automation, or Computer Engineering (Software Engineering may be considered as a complement).
• 3+ years of hands‑on experience in Automation and Controls Engineering, or a similar field.

• Control system engineering and software development of complex process tools and automation, primarily using Beckhoff TwinCAT, Mitsubishi, Siemens, and Omron PLCs in both structured text and ladder logic, Inductive Automation Ignition HMI and user interfaces, FANUC robotics, Basler cameras, Keyence cameras, code readers, and marking controllers.
• Electrical design (AutoCAD Electrical or equivalent) and control panel fabrication/wiring.
• Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems, and programming using Python, C#, C++, SQL, or experience with machine vision programming using Tensor Flow, Tensor
  
  RT, YOLO, or MVTec HALCON is beneficial but not required.
• Real‑time data acquisition for process control monitoring; MES experience is a plus.
• Ability to travel 15% as needed.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation ability.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Salaried Exempt. $125,000–$150,000 + Stock Option/120 hours of PTO, with the final salary determined by experience and…