Automation Controls Engineer: Smart Factory & MES

Dreams 2 Reality Recruitment; Cedar City (UT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Dreams 2 Reality Recruitment is seeking an experienced Automation Controls Engineer in Utah to design, program, troubleshoot, and optimize PLC-based systems for automated manufacturing equipment. The role covers sensors, HMIs, robotics, and smart factory technologies to maximize uptime, efficiency, reliability, and product quality.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on PLC programming expertise, strong problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, production, quality, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with industrial automation and controls.
• Strong PLC programming and debugging skills.
• Ability to diagnose complex control-system issues and implement corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, troubleshoot, modify, and maintain PLC-based control systems for automated manufacturing equipment.
• Program and debug PLC applications and support integration of sensors, actuators, HMIs, robotics and other control devices.
• Assist with installation, startup, commissioning, and validation of automated production equipment.
• Diagnose equipment failures and implement reliable corrective solutions.
• Maintain and improve control-system functionality to support safe production.
• Analyze automation failures to identify root causes and implement preventive actions.
• Support MES integration, data collection, and system communication.
• Collaborate with Mechanical, Production, Quality, Maintenance and external vendors.
• Ensure safety standards and regulatory compliance in control systems.

Skills

PLC programming

LS ELECTRIC

Industrial automation

HMI

Robotics

Sensors

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Dreams 2 Reality Recruitment is seeking an experienced Automation Controls Engineer in Utah to design, program, troubleshoot, and optimize PLC-based systems for automated manufacturing equipment. The role covers sensors, HMIs, robotics, and smart factory technologies to maximize uptime, efficiency, reliability, and product quality.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on PLC programming expertise, strong problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration across engineering, production, quality, and