Automation Controls Engineer — PLCs, Robotics & HMI

CSP Innovations North Carolina, LLC; Salisbury (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable medical, dental & vision

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

401k with company match

And much, much more

Job summary

CSP Innovations North Carolina, LLC, located in Salisbury, NC, is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, implement, and support automated electrical and mechanical systems on our manufacturing lines. The role emphasizes PLC programming, HMI development, and cross-team collaboration to improve quality and efficiency.

The candidate will lead robotics and control-system activities, work with vendors and maintenance teams, and help drive continuous improvement across production cells.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related field.
• At least five years of experience in engineering technologies for manufacturing with emphasis on automation, programming, vision systems and control systems.
• Experience troubleshooting and programming robotics, PLCs and electronics with automated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Recommend equipment improvements and/or manufacturing methods for quality and efficiency gains.
• Coordinate electrical/mechanical system modifications with vendors and maintenance personnel.
• Organize and maintain system documentation (prints, software, backups, configurations).
• Design and implement software, electrical and mechanical automated systems from concept to production launch.
• Support maintenance in diagnosing software and electrical system problems.
• Design, implement and support HMI hardware/software for automated systems.
• Develop control-wiring schematics and maintain files.
• Maintain backups of PLC and robot programs and upgrades.

Skills

PLCs

Programming

Vision systems

Control systems

HMI

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Project

Job description

CSP Innovations North Carolina, LLC, located in Salisbury, NC, is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, implement, and support automated electrical and mechanical systems on our manufacturing lines. The role emphasizes PLC programming, HMI development, and cross-team collaboration to improve quality and efficiency.

The candidate will lead robotics and control-system activities, work with vendors and maintenance teams, and help drive continuous improvement across production cells.