Controls Engineer — Medical Device Automation & Robotics

Merit Medical; Tijuana; On-site; MXN 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Merit Medical seeks a Controls, Programming & Electrical Engineer to design, program, and implement automation for custom medical device manufacturing equipment. You will lead electrical design, PLC/HMI programming, robotics integration, and commissioning while collaborating with Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and Operations teams.

Responsibilities include developing electrical schematics, panel layouts, BOMs; programming PLCs (Allen-Bradley Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal);

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechatronics/Automation or related field.
• 3+ years in industrial automation, controls engineering, or electrical engineering.
• Experience programming PLCs (Allen-Bradley Studio 5000; Siemens TIA Portal).
• Experience developing HMI applications.
• Reading electrical schematics and developing wiring diagrams.
• Knowledge of Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP/IP networks.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop electrical control systems for custom automated manufacturing equipment.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams, and BOMs.
• Program, test, and troubleshoot PLC-based automation systems.
• Develop HMI applications for machine operation, monitoring, diagnostics, and data collection.
• Support integration of robotics, machine vision, servos, sensors, and industrial networks.
• Assist in startup, commissioning, FAT, SAT activities.
• Collaborate with Mechanical Design to ensure proper hardware/software integration.
• Modify and improve existing systems for reliability and productivity.
• Troubleshoot issues to minimize downtime.
• Maintain project docs, software backups, and revision records.
• Support process validation and equipment qualification.
• Ensure compliance with machine safety standards and medical device requirements.
• Participate in continuous improvement and automation projects.

Skills

Electrical design

PLC programming

HMI development

Siemens TIA Portal

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000

Robotics integration

Electrical schematics

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Industrial networks

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics Engineering

Automation Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Merit Medical seeks a Controls, Programming & Electrical Engineer to design, program, and implement automation for custom medical device manufacturing equipment. You will lead electrical design, PLC/HMI programming, robotics integration, and commissioning while collaborating with Mechanical, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, and Operations teams.

Responsibilities include developing electrical schematics, panel layouts, BOMs; programming PLCs (Allen-Bradley Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal);