Automation Engineer

Global Recruiters of Palmetto (GRN) Automation Recruitment Specialist; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Relocation assistance

Employee-owned company

Job summary

Global Recruiters of Palmetto (GRN) Automation Recruitment Specialist seeks a Controls Engineer to design, program, and commission control systems for custom automation machinery in Upstate North Carolina. You’ll write PLC and HMI programs and create electrical schematics, integrating robotics, servo/motion, and machine vision.

Lead projects from design through startup, ensuring quality, budget, and schedule.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of controls engineering experience in industrial automation.
• 3+ years of Allen-Bradley PLC programming (Studio 5000/RSLogix).
• Experience designing, troubleshooting, and commissioning control systems.
• Experience leading automation projects through startup.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related field.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, and commission control systems for custom automation machinery.
• Write PLC and HMI programs for new machines.
• Create electrical schematics and integrate robotics, servo/motion, and machine vision.
• Lead projects from design through installation and startup, keeping quality, budget, and schedule on track.
• Support on-site commissioning and customer startups.

Skills

Controls engineering

Project leadership

PLC programming

HMI programming

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering field

Tools

Studio 5000

RSLogix

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Job description

Location: Upstate North Carolina (On-site) – Relocation assistance provided

Why This Role

• Employee-owned company with profit sharing, so you share in what you help build
• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates
• Variety: no two machines are the same, across life sciences, food & beverage, automotive, logistics, and consumer goods
• Collaborative engineering team that’s growing

About the Company

Our client is a custom automation machine builder and systems integrator specializing in automated assembly, packaging, material handling, and robotic systems. They’re expanding their Controls Engineering team.

What You’ll Do

• Design, program, and commission control systems for custom automation machinery
• Write original PLC and HMI programs for new machines
• Create electrical schematics and integrate robotics, servo/motion, and machine vision systems
• Lead projects from design through installation and startup, keeping quality, budget, and schedule on track
• Support on-site commissioning and customer startups

Requirements

• 3+ years of controls engineering experience in industrial or discrete automation
• 3+ years of Allen-Bradley PLC programming, including writing programs from scratch (Studio 5000 / RSLogix)
• Experience designing, troubleshooting, and commissioning control systems
• Experience leading or owning automation projects through startup
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering field
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship

Preferred

• Industrial robot integration (FANUC, ABB, Yaskawa, or similar)
• Servo and motion control (Kinetix or similar)
• Machine vision (Cognex, Keyence, or similar)
• Electrical design in AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN
• Experience at a machine builder, OEM, or systems integrator