Automation Project Engineer: Robotics & Controls (MO)
Actalent
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Job summary
Actalent seeks a Controls Engineer / Automation Project Engineer for a major mid-Missouri expansion. You will design and implement automation, lead projects on a multi-story facility, integrate robotics, vision systems, and smart manufacturing tech, and drive automation on high-speed packaging lines.
The role blends engineering, programming and field startup, with a 70/30 split between controls work and field/project execution.
Qualifications
- 5+ years in industrial automation or electrical engineering.
- Strong PLC programming capability from scratch.
- Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell controls.
- Robotics and automation experience in manufacturing environments.
- HMI development and troubleshooting proficiency.
- Ability to read electrical schematics and drawings.
- Experience supporting capital projects, installations and commissioning.
Responsibilities
- Lead PLC programming, controls development and troubleshooting.
- Oversee robotics integration and automation upgrades.
- Install, commission and start up equipment on projects.
- Drive smart manufacturing initiatives and plant modernization.
- Manage production line relocations and expansions.
- Lead automated palletizing/depalletizing and packaging systems.
- Apply vision inspection and material handling technologies.
- Support continuous improvement and productivity initiatives.
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Actalent seeks a Controls Engineer / Automation Project Engineer for a major mid-Missouri expansion. You will design and implement automation, lead projects on a multi-story facility, integrate robotics, vision systems, and smart manufacturing tech, and drive automation on high-speed packaging lines.
The role blends engineering, programming and field startup, with a 70/30 split between controls work and field/project execution.
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