Automation & Controls Engineer

Infravision; Buda (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Infravision in Buda, Texas seeks an Automation & Controls Engineer to design, develop, test, and support industrial automation and control systems for our ground systems. The role is onsite and collaborates across controls, electrical, networking, software integration, and field commissioning.

You will move between PLC/HMI development, hardware, networks, and real-world troubleshooting to build reliable, secure automation solutions from requirements through deployment and lifecycle support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years in industrial automation, controls engineering, or systems integration with PLC programming.
• Hands-on experience with PLC, HMI/SCADA platforms and industrial protocols.
• Ability to review electrical schematics, P&IDs, wiring diagrams.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and cross-team communication skills.

Responsibilities

• PLC and controls development: design, program, test, and maintain IEC 61131-3 PLC systems.
• HMI/SCADA: configure operator displays, alarms, trends, data logging, and integration.
• Electrical and control system design: review layouts, schematics, I/O, BOMs.
• Industrial networking: configure EtherNet/IP, Modbus, OPC UA, CAN/CANbus, MQTT.
• Software integration: build interfaces using Python, C/C++, SQL, APIs, and data connections.
• Edge, IoT & cloud: integrate PLCs and sensors with edge/cloud for telemetry and remote diagnostics.
• OT cybersecurity: apply segmentation, secure remote access, backups, and system hardening.
• Testing and commissioning: perform unit/integration tests and field commissioning.
• Documentation & change control: maintain specs, interface docs, test procedures, and release notes.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA development

Industrial networking

Electrical schematics

Software integration

Commissioning & troubleshooting

Documentation & change control

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation or related field

Tools

Rockwell/AB

Siemens

Ignition

FactoryTalk

Wonderware

VTScada

Job description

Job Description

Infravision is seeking an Automation & Controls Engineer to design, develop, integrate, test, commission, and support the industrial automation and control systems that power our purpose-built ground systems. Based onsite in Buda, Texas and reporting to the Lead Automation and Controls Engineer, this role works across controls, electrical systems, industrial networking, software integration, and field commissioning.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone who is comfortable moving between PLC/HMI development, control-system hardware, industrial networks, software interfaces, and real-world troubleshooting. You will help build reliable, maintainable, secure automation solutions from requirements and architecture through factory testing, deployment, and lifecycle support.

About Infravision

Infravision is redefining how critical infrastructure is built, inspected, and maintained. We combine aviation, robotics, and field technology to help modernize the power grid safely, efficiently, and at scale. Our technology is deployed in real-world field environments, helping utilities and infrastructure partners improve safety, reduce risk, and accelerate the delivery of critical energy infrastructure.

Why work for Infravision

• Mission-driven impact. Help modernize critical energy infrastructure and contribute to safer, more efficient grid construction.
• Competitive rewards. Competitive salary and benefits aligned to experience, technical capability, and the Austin-area engineering market.
• Hands-on innovation. Work in a collaborative environment where controls, software, hardware, aviation, and field operations come together in deployed systems.

What you’ll do

• PLC & Controls Development. Design, program, test, and maintain PLC-based industrial control systems using IEC 61131-3 languages, including Ladder Diagram, Structured Text, Function Block Diagram, and related control methods.
• HMI & SCADA. Develop and configure HMI and SCADA applications, including operator displays, alarms, trends, data logging, diagnostics, user access, and integration with PLCs, databases, gateways, and enterprise systems.
• Electrical & Control System Design. Develop or review control-panel layouts, electrical schematics, I/O and loop drawings, network drawings, cable schedules, instrumentation documentation, and bills of materials; support component selection and panel build/test activities.
• Industrial Networking. Configure and troubleshoot industrial communications using technologies such as EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, OPC UA, CAN/CANbus, EtherCAT, MQTT, serial communications, TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, and network segmentation.
• Software & Systems Integration. Build scripts, utilities, and interfaces using technologies such as Python, C/C++, C#, SQL, PowerShell/Bash, JSON/XML, REST APIs, messaging systems, and databases to connect controls with external applications and services.
• Edge, IoT & Cloud Integration. Integrate PLCs, sensors, RTUs, gateways, and industrial computers with edge and cloud architectures, including telemetry, data processing, remote diagnostics, local web applications, and store-and-forward solutions for intermittent connectivity.
• OT Cybersecurity. Apply practical industrial cybersecurity principles, including segmentation, firewall and access-control configuration, secure remote access, credential/certificate management, backups, version control, logging, and separation of control functions from less-trusted networks.
• Testing, Commissioning & Troubleshooting. Develop and execute unit, I/O, integration, FAT/SAT, communications, failure-mode, alarm/interlock, performance, and regression testing; commission systems in the field and perform root-cause troubleshooting across hardware, software, networking, and instrumentation.
• Documentation & Change Control. Create and maintain functional and software design specifications, architectures, I/O lists, PLC/HMI documentation, interface-control documents, test and commissioning procedures, troubleshooting guides, release notes, and as-built records through formal engineering change control.

What we are looking for

• Education. Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Controls Experience. Approximately 3+ years of professional experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, systems integration, or a related discipline, with demonstrated PLC programming experience.
• PLC / HMI / SCADA. Hands-on experience with common industrial PLC platforms and HMI/SCADA systems. Experience with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Ignition, FactoryTalk, Wonderware, VTScada, or similar platforms is highly relevant.
• Industrial Networking. Strong working knowledge of Ethernet and TCP/IP networking and experience with industrial protocols such as EtherNet/IP, Modbus, OPC UA, CAN/CANbus, EtherCAT, MQTT, or similar technologies.
• Electrical & Instrumentation. Working knowledge of instrumentation, sensors, actuators, VFDs, motor controls, industrial electrical systems, and the ability to interpret electrical schematics, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, and technical specifications.
• Software Integration. Working capability with one or more general-purpose programming or scripting languages such as Python, C/C++, C#, SQL, PowerShell, or Bash, and familiarity with APIs, databases, Git/version control, and structured software-development practices.
• Commissioning & Troubleshooting. Hands‑on experience testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting multidisciplinary systems using engineering and diagnostic tools such as DMMs, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, protocol analyzers, packet captures, and related software.
• Collaboration & Judgment. Strong analytical problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across software, electrical, mechanical, technician, operations, vendor, and customer teams and independently resolve multidisciplinary field issues.

Find out more about Infravision

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Diversity and inclusion

At Infravision, diversity and inclusion are integral to our culture. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and value the different experiences, perspectives, and ways of thinking that strengthen our teams.

Infravision is a proud veteran employer, with up to 40% of our workforce being from former armed forces backgrounds.