Sr. Controls Engineer

• ◆Lead hands-on programming, debugging, and commissioning of Siemens and Allen Bradley/Rockwell PLCs and HMIs for new and existing automation equipment.
• ◆Develop, modify, and maintain PLC code structures, HMI screens, safety circuits, device mapping, and networking configurations to ensure robust and standardized automation performance across all equipment.
• ◆Execute the scaling-equipment design-review campaign, converting findings into hardened, detailed technical deliverables for OEM vendors.
• ◆Review vendor electrical schematics, controls architectures, and PLC/HMI logic. Own the FAT/SAT campaign: author standardized acceptance protocols, covering PLC logic conformance, HMI/alarm acceptance, interlock validation, and network/security verification. Run the program-wide punch list and coordinate witness assignments.
• ◆as-tested code, configuration baselines, punch closure evidence, and commissioning records.
• ◆Integrate with Quality’s validation system - protocols live in Quality’s framework and carry Quality’s approval; you author the automation content and align with Manufacturing Engineering’s master schedule and process acceptance criteria.
• ◆Drive the integration and commissioning of robotics, vision systems, AGVs, conveyors, and motion control systems—including servos and VFDs—to enable seamless material flow and high reliability production operations.
• ◆Configure and maintain communications between PLCs/HMIs and higher level systems (MES/SCADA). Develop and troubleshoot SCADA tags, transactions, alarming, and data acquisition as required.
• ◆Serve as a senior-level escalation point for diagnosing complex automation issues involving networks, motion systems, instrumentation, and industrial communication protocols.

Deliverables You Will Develop, Review, or Support

• ◆PLC code architecture, HMI screens, vision inspection programs, tag databases, MES/SCADA transaction lists, network IP lists, password inventories, and system backups. As-tested PLC code baselines, configuration backups, and acceptance evidence packages.
• ◆Controls risk assessments, interlock/guarding logic, and safety rated PFMEA inputs.
• ◆Controls layouts, network topology layouts, station cycle times, sequence diagrams, and automation simulations.
• ◆Electrical schematics, pneumatic drawings, controls panel layouts, and industrial network architecture.
• ◆FAT/SAT protocols, the program punch list, I/O checkout records, and handover packages.

and tasks outlined are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the business

• ✓Bachelor’s or Master's degree in electrical engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field with 7 + years of direct industrial automation and controls engineering experience .
• ✓Strong hands-on experience programming and commissioning Siemens and Allen Bradley/Rockwell PLCs and HMIs.
• ✓Demonstrated multi-vendor acceptance campaign management, disciplined change control with the ability to triage punch items to fix in situ or kick back to a vendor. Technical writing that vendors and auditors can both execute against.
• ✓Deep understanding of servos, VFDs, highspeed conveyors, robotic cells, and automated material handling systems.
• ✓Proficiency with Ethernet/IP, Profinet, EtherCAT, OPCUA, Modbus, serial, and similar industrial communication standards.

Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

The position requires regular presence on the production floor and the ability to navigate all areas of the facility. Candidates must be able to climb stairs, stand and walk for extended periods, and work in environments that may be hot, humid, or noisy. The role also requires the use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, and adherence to all applicable safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. Employees must be able to complete required fit testing, wear appro