Automation Engineer

United Flow Technologies (UFT); Clarkston (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls, a UFT company, seeks an Automation Engineer to develop and implement control systems for water and wastewater treatment. You will design PLC, OIT, and SCADA solutions, test them, and support on-site startups. Collaboration with engineers and clients is essential in a hands-on, safety-conscious environment.

This role emphasizes technical leadership, documentation, and continuous improvement across projects that keep critical infrastructure running nationwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field is required or preferred.
• Typically 2 years of experience in automation engineering is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Design and program PLC, OIT, and SCADA applications from drawings and specs.
• Conduct bench and panel testing to verify performance against requirements.
• Provide on-site startup and troubleshooting support for projects.
• Collaborate with engineers, customers, and end-users for proper system layouts.
• Prepare weekly status reports and support multiple projects concurrently.
• Lead technical reviews and conduct customer workshops/training as needed.

Skills

PLC programming

SCADA

Electrical control

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SCADA software

PLC software

Job description

At Tesco Controls (a UFT company), our culture is grounded in the idea that the how we achieve results is just as important as the results themselves. Our winning behaviors guide the way we work, collaborate, and grow—both as individual employees and as a team. Our core winning behaviors are to Build Relationships, have a Relentless Drive for Results, to Communicate with Integrity and Focus, and to Be a Mentor, Teacher, Learner. These behaviors are more than words—they are the foundation of our success and continued growth.

Here, you’ll join a stable, growing company where your work directly supports cleaner water, stronger communities, and critical infrastructure across the country. If you want meaningful work, real growth opportunities, and a team that takes pride in doing the right thing—you’ll find it here. Apply today and help power the systems that keep our world running.

Tesco Controls is seeking an Automation Engineer to support the development and implementation of control systems for water and wastewater treatment processes. This role involves designing and programming PLC, OIT, and SCADA applications based on engineering drawings and specifications, ensuring accurate and efficient system functionality. The position includes responsibilities for bench and panel testing to validate performance against project requirements, as well as assisting with on‑site startup and troubleshooting. This is an excellent opportunity to apply technical expertise in a hands‑on, collaborative environment while contributing to critical infrastructure projects.

What you’ll do

• Write PLC and SCADA operating programs based upon control specification and/or Tesco standards to assure safe, reliable and optimal equipment operation
• Write (publish) concise operating instructions detailing; control parameters and their effects under normal and failure conditions
• Provide technical assistance (phone or job‑site) to verify and/or modify PLC/SCADA programs
• Work with various departments internally, along with consulting engineers, customers and end‑users to assure proper programming for the system layouts and designs
• Analyze and interpret existing programs and documentation for project modifications
• Ensure assignments and work schedules follow policy and procedures
• Communicate effectively to a wide range of internal and external contacts
• Support multiple smaller scaled projects
• Provide weekly content and job status reports used with scheduling tools
• Execute successful unassisted start‑ups of complex sites
• Demonstrates ability to perform technical leadership role on projects
• Assigned to perform quality checks for projects engineered by peers
• Ability to conduct customer facing workshops and trainings
• All other duties assigned

What you bring

• Preferred 2 years of experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• High level of organizational and time management skills
• Familiarity with industrial automation programming best practices
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Technology, Engineering, related field
• Basic knowledge of ladder logic and structured text programming
• Basic knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++, Java
• Basic understanding of computer operations, Microsoft Office
• Working knowledge of instruments and electro‑mechanical devices used for process control

Join our team to innovate the future of water and wastewater. You’ll collaborate with coworkers who are the best and the brightest, challenge yourself on exciting work, and help build the best water and wastewater platform company in the U.S.

Tesco Controls is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. TESCO provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

Pay offered will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, and geographic location. We may pay more or less than the range based on the person’s qualifications. In good faith we believe the range is what we will pay for this role at the time of the posting and may change in the future.