Controls Engineer - Senior

Cummins Latin America; San Luis Potosí; Presencial; MXN 400,000 - 600,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A global engineering leader is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer in San Luis Potosí to design control strategies, program PLC and HMI systems, and support automation processes. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field and strong experience in programming, troubleshooting, and compliance with safety regulations. Opportunity to travel nationally and internationally is included, along with a commitment to equal employment opportunities.

Formación

• Experience as a Controls Engineer or Programmer in automotive or electronics manufacturing.
• Strong experience with industrial instrumentation: sensors, transmitters, control valves.
• Advanced English proficiency required.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop control strategies for industrial processes.
• Program and provide support for PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems.
• Analyze and troubleshoot automation and control system failures.

Conocimientos

PLC programming

HMI systems

Analysis and troubleshooting

Effective Communication

Collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering

Herramientas

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Descripción del empleo

Controls Engineer - Senior

Job ID: 2423681

Company: Cummins Inc.

Location: San Luis Potosí, SLP (100% on-site)

Job Summary

This role provides support across the entire plant within the Manufacturing department, interacting closely with main internal customers: Quality and Maintenance, in the Engines and Cylinder Heads businesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop control strategies for industrial processes.
• Program, configure, and provide support for PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems.
• Participate in implementation, testing, and commissioning of automation control systems using COBOTS.
• Analyze and troubleshoot automation and control system failures.
• Interpret P&ID, electrical, and control diagrams.
• Coordinate and provide technical support to junior engineers and plant technicians.
• Ensure compliance with technical standards, regulations, and industrial safety requirements.
• Document changes, improvements, and configurations in control systems.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and external suppliers.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

• Experience as a Controls Engineer or Programmer, preferably in automotive or electronics manufacturing.
• Strong experience programming PLCs (Siemens or Allen‑Bradley) and HMI systems.
• Experience with industrial instrumentation: sensors, transmitters, control valves, variable frequency drives.
• Availability to travel nationally and internationally 10% of the time.
• Advanced English.

Preferred (Desirable)

• Experience in RFA (Business Cases for Capital Requests).
• Experience managing industrial networks (Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus).

Competencies

• Collaboration
• Effective Communication
• Values Differences
• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Leadership
• Time Management

Equal Employment Opportunity

“Cummins is an equal employment opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons, without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression, or other status protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments to accommodate health condition or disability, please let us know. Your journey with us matters.”