Senior Automation Engineer - LTS
Volvo Group · Macungie, PA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $133k–$147k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior controls role at Volvo Group (automotive) in Macungie, PA. O Reading and understanding blueprints, electrical prints, drawings, controls documentation, product literature, and customer-specific timing diagrams; and.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Kaizen, Root cause, PLC, Robotics, Automation
- Base pay
- $133k–$147k
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $88k–$133k. This one lists $133k–$147k.
Median of the low and high ends of 12 live postings that list pay, out of 32 controls engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Pennsylvania plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 31 other live controls postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- About 27% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $86k–$133k, from 11 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 78%
- ✓ Automation 72%
- ✓ Root cause 31%
- ✓ Robotics 28%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
- ✓ Lean 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Kaizen, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Controls team at Volvo Group
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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Full description from Volvo GroupAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
- ✓Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field and 4 years of experience in industrial automation controls.
- ✓Must have 4 years of experience in each of the following:
o Using Siemens S7, Simatic, and TIA Portal;
o Reading and understanding blueprints, electrical prints, drawings, controls documentation, product literature, and customer-specific timing diagrams; and
o Developing, modifying, or adapting Siemens Automation programming to plant specific needs.
o Utilizing ABB Robots;
o Utilizing Lean maintenance/manufacturing and related tools: EWO, Kaizen, MTTR, and MTBF;
o Using the following processes: Root cause analysis, Reactive, Preventative, and Predictive Maintenance;
o Developing and delivering technical training for skilled trades personnel on automation and general Lean maintenance topics; and
o Developing, modifying or adapting ABB robotic programming to plant needs.
- ✓Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.
At the Volvo Group, we strive for a clear, transparent, and straightforward compensation approach, motivating you to contribute to the company’s growth. For this position, the base pay is set at $132,612 - $146,800 annually, and where applicable, bonus eligible. The range for this role, as well as final salary offered, is determined by several factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, work-related knowledge, certifications, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
- ✓Competitive medical, dental and vision insurance.
- ✓Generous paid time off.
- ✓Competitive matching retirement savings plans.
- ✓Working environment where your safety, health and wellbeing come first.
- ✓Focus on professional and personal development through Volvo Group University.
- ✓Programs that make today’s challenging reality of combining work and personal life easier.
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