Automation & Controls Engineer — Custom Systems Designer

Automationtechies; Painesville (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation & sick leave

HSA

EAP

Holiday pay

Career development

Job summary

Automationtechies is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, program, debug, and commission custom automation systems that address complex manufacturing challenges across medical, consumer products, industrial, automotive, and more. This role emphasizes creating new machines and automated systems rather than maintaining existing equipment.

You will collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers, machinists, project managers, and customers through the full project lifecycle, including about

Qualifications

• Hands-on controls engineering experience designing, programming, debugging, and commissioning custom industrial machinery or complex automated systems.
• Experience with motion control including servo systems and multi-axis movement.
• Strong PLC/HMI programming experience, especially Allen-Bradley/Rockwell.
• Experience with Logix/Studio 5000, GuardLogix, PanelView, and FactoryTalk View.

Responsibilities

• Support controls portion of custom automation projects from concept through customer acceptance.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to develop reliable control systems.
• Design electrical control systems, including schematics, panel layouts, and I/O documentation.
• Develop, test, and debug PLC, HMI, motion control, and safety programs.
• Travel approximately 10% for customer startups and project implementation.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues using root-cause analysis.
• Work with robotics, machine vision, servo motion, industrial networking, and other advanced automation technologies.
• Follow engineering standards, documentation, and reusable code libraries.

Skills

Controls engineering

Motion control

PLC programming

HMI programming

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation

Logix/Studio 5000

GuardLogix

PanelView

FactoryTalk View

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Automationtechies is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, program, debug, and commission custom automation systems that address complex manufacturing challenges across medical, consumer products, industrial, automotive, and more. This role emphasizes creating new machines and automated systems rather than maintaining existing equipment.

You will collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers, machinists, project managers, and customers through the full project lifecycle, including about