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PLC Specialist

Valeo · Reno, NV

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Level
Specialist
Team
Controls
Degree
Required (or equivalent experience)
Experience asked
4+ years
Industry
Automotive
Posted
10 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A specialist controls role at Valeo (automotive) in Reno, NV. As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility.

They ask for
4+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
Tools it names
PLC, Robotics, Automation

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How this role compares

Against 16 other live controls postings in Nevada.

Experience asked
Less than usual (4+ vs 8+)

Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Automation 76%
  • ✓ PLC 47%
  • ✓ Robotics 24%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 24%

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About the Role

As a PLC Specialist, you will utilize Allen-Bradley PLCs to program and troubleshoot automated robotic and vision systems. You will oversee the ramp-up of manufacturing lines, including mechanical automation equipment, robotics, electromechanical systems, PLCs, motion control, and vision systems

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Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Ready to tackle the challenges of the vehicle of the future? Join us and lead tech innovation for a reinvented interior experience!

What you will win

As part of a global community of talented people, you will grow and thrive working on advanced technologies for greener, safer and smarter mobility. Our company culture gives all our employees the opportunity every day to #Dare.Care.Share. You will receive a best in class, total compensation package that provides a comprehensive benefits program with real financial value

Also Include

  • •You will modify and optimize existing PLC programs using IEC 61131-3 languages, with a focus on Ladder Diagram, for complex processes such as multi-station parallel processing and pick-and-place automation
  • •You will high-speed motion control, using Keyence and/or Cognex and Variable Frequency Drives
  • •You will work in a 480 VAC and 24 VDC system areas, and you will need to ensure “lock out, tag out” procedures are followed
  • •You will create process standards that permit duplication of testing systems at different Valeo sites
  • •You will work on cycle-time reduction to solve bottlenecks, bring savings and optimize investments
  • •You will design and implement sophisticated in-house control architectures integrating multiple PLCs, sensors, actuators, and other automation components
  • •You will perform benchmarking and market analysis in order to remain aware of last evolutions, trends and integrate them in its mid-term actions
  • •You will handle other assignments and functions assigned by the Site Process Manufacturing Manager

What You Should Have

  • •You have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, or other relevant Engineering discipline (experience in lieu of education will be considered)
  • •You have 4+ years of PLC programming experience, preferably using Allen-Brandley, of Fanuc, ABB, or Kuka robotic systems
  • •You have experience programming PLCs in a high-speed industrial environment
  • •You preferably have experience using Variable Frequency Drivers (VFDs) and Vision Systems (Keyence or Cognex)

Join us!

Thanks to its strategy focused on innovation, Valeo aims at reducing CO² emissions and developing intuitive driving to propose greener, safer, and smarter mobility. The fantastic (r)evolution towards the vehicle of the future provides amazing career opportunities and challenging jobs!

Diversity by nature

At Valeo, innovation is driven by the diversity, authenticity and energy of its talents. Are you looking for new technological and human adventures? Join Valeo and its more than 100.000 employees across the globe! More information about valeo : https://www.valeo.com

Permanent contract Job Posting Date

2026-10-13 Join Us !

Being part of our team, you will join

  • •one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
  • •a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
  • •more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
  • •a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com

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