Automation Engineer – PLC, SCADA & Conveyors

CBRE

Myrtle Beach (SC)

On-site

USD 101,000 - 113,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits
401k matching
Paid time off
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Parental leave

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions in Myrtle Beach, SC is seeking an Automation Engineer to support advanced automation systems for a major online retailer. This full-time, exempt role focuses on maintaining and improving conveyors, PLCs, SCADA, vision systems, and related controls to maximize uptime and safety.

You will troubleshoot PLCs, Allen Bradley Controllogix/CompactLogix, RSLogix 5000, and related software, mentor teams, and coordinate with site operations to deliver reliable, efficient

Qualifications

  • Two engineering design cycles (specification, selection, programming)
  • 2+ years with PLC programming and SCADA-based monitoring
  • Experience with conveyors, sortation, or material-handling controls

Responsibilities

  • Promote safe operations and regulatory compliance
  • Troubleshoot and modify software for material handling control systems (PLC/PC)
  • First-level escalation support on-site and remotely; respond to emergencies
  • Inspect systems to ensure equipment operates within design specifications
  • Oversee development scope, work requests, and contractor inspections
  • Engineer process solutions and reliability improvements from concept to implementation
  • Monitor industrial networks (Ethernet, DeviceNet, Profibus) and motor control systems
  • Communicate with stakeholders on technical issues and timelines
  • Analyze failures and recommend improvements or retraining
  • Perform controls system assessments to improve reliability

Skills

PLC programming
SCADA systems
Robotics components
Control systems troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Controllogix/Compactlogix (Allen-Bradley)
RSLogix 5000

Job description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions in Myrtle Beach, SC is seeking an Automation Engineer to support advanced automation systems for a major online retailer. This full-time, exempt role focuses on maintaining and improving conveyors, PLCs, SCADA, vision systems, and related controls to maximize uptime and safety.

You will troubleshoot PLCs, Allen Bradley Controllogix/CompactLogix, RSLogix 5000, and related software, mentor teams, and coordinate with site operations to deliver reliable, efficient

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