Electrical Engineer - PLC & Robotics, APAC Travel

GTS Consulting; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GTS Consulting is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support Thailand and South America markets with PLC programming and industrial automation. The role requires end-to-end electrical control design, programming, commissioning, and on-site support across APAC markets including China and Mexico.

You will work on robotics, PLC systems, HMI programming, and electrical schematic design, traveling up to 80% to client sites and coordinating with multiple teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years relevant work experience in electrical engineering and PLC programming.
• Bachelor's degree or above in Mechatronics or related fields.
• Bilingual in Chinese and English.
• Willingness to travel 80% across APAC (China, Thailand, Mexico).
• Proficient in robot configuration, programming, and debugging (FANUC and ABB).
• Proficient in at least one PLC brand (Mitsubishi, Omron, Panasonic, Siemens, Keyence, or Beckhoff).
• Electrical schematic design using AutoCAD or EPLAN.
• Experience with HMI/touchscreen programming (Weinview, Mitsubishi, MCGS, or XINJE).

Responsibilities

• Responsible for project electrical control layout, electrical design, safety circuit design, component selection, commissioning, and related work.
• Responsible for creating, organizing, archiving project documentation, and generating user manuals and instruction guides.
• Provide on-site technical support, troubleshooting, user training, and equipment acceptance at customer sites.
• Responsible for component selection and design for electrical components such as control cards, robots, PLCs, and HMIs.
• Perform programming, coding, and debugging for robots, PLCs, and HMIs.
• Conduct electrical schematic design using AutoCAD or EPLAN.
• Execute electrical commissioning and system integration.
• Utilize simulation software and apply simulation data for on-site robot debugging and teaching.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical engineering

Robot programming

AutoCAD/EPLAN

HMI programming

Multi-brand PLCs

Bilingual Chinese & English

APAC travel 80%

FANUC

ABB

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in Mechatronics or related fields

Tools

AutoCAD

EPLAN

Weinview

Mitsubishi

Job description

GTS Consulting is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support Thailand and South America markets with PLC programming and industrial automation. The role requires end-to-end electrical control design, programming, commissioning, and on-site support across APAC markets including China and Mexico.

You will work on robotics, PLC systems, HMI programming, and electrical schematic design, traveling up to 80% to client sites and coordinating with multiple teams.