Automation Engineering Manager: PLC/SCADA & 24/7 On-Call

Cushman & Wakefield; Rancho Cordova (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Retirement Savings Plan

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield seeks an Automation Engineer Manager to lead a controls automation team across fulfillment centers. You will drive reliability, mentor junior engineers, and optimize PLC/SCADA solutions for rapid, accurate order fulfillment using conveyors, sortation, scanners, cameras, and print/apply systems.

Expect a hands-on leadership role with on-call rotation. You will guide continuous improvement projects, manage operators, and ensure uptime by diagnosing complex control systems while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent, or 7+ years of PLC programming or automation engineering experience.
• Flexible schedule, including weekends/nights/holidays
• 7+ years in industrial controls and automation
• 7+ years in PLC-controlled automation and issue diagnosis
• 7+ years in robotics work cells and control systems
• 7+ years in Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys programming
• 7+ years in electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and drive root-cause analysis for downtime of critical assets
• Program and source coding for in-house PLC/PC controllers and SCADA/OEE platforms
• Maintain and troubleshoot material handling control systems and industrial networks
• Monitor MHE metrics and partner with maintenance to improve performance
• Provide 24/7 on-call support for hardware and software systems
• Establish training plans and mentor automation engineers
• Escalate downtime to vendors or leadership when needed
• Travel up to 20%

Skills

PLC programming

Automation engineering

Robotics

SCADA systems

Electrical theory

Industrial networks

Ladder Logic

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

RSLogix5000

Studio 5000

FT View

Job description

Cushman & Wakefield seeks an Automation Engineer Manager to lead a controls automation team across fulfillment centers. You will drive reliability, mentor junior engineers, and optimize PLC/SCADA solutions for rapid, accurate order fulfillment using conveyors, sortation, scanners, cameras, and print/apply systems.

Expect a hands-on leadership role with on-call rotation. You will guide continuous improvement projects, manage operators, and ensure uptime by diagnosing complex control systems while