Control Systems Engineer – PLC

Jobtailor; Elwood (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a qualified controls engineer to provide on-site, shift-based support for automated warehouses. You will monitor and troubleshoot Siemens and Beckhoff PLC-controlled equipment, triage incidents, and coordinate with on-site resources and the Service Desk.

You will document actions, backups, versions, test results, and communicate status to stakeholders with clear handovers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/automation/mechatronics or related field.
• Strong incident communication, documentation, and cross-team coordination.
• Siemens & Beckhoff PLC knowledge for troubleshooting and online diagnostics.
• 3+ years in intralogistics automation, storage systems and conveyors.
• Diagnose faults across PLCs, HMIs, sensors/actuators, drives and networks.
• Familiar with ticketing/ITIL-style incident management.
• Change control discipline with backups, approvals, testing and documentation.
• Independent, works well under pressure in shift-based environment.
• Authorized to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Provides control-system focused support to keep the Customer’s automated warehouse stable and running
• Monitors and troubleshoots Storage, Conveyor and Sorter PLC-controlled equipment
• Triages incidents and restores service where possible through structured troubleshooting and approved actions
• Coordinates resolution by guiding on-site resources and escalating to the Service Desk, controls development, and other subject matter experts when required
• Communicates system status and incident updates to stakeholders and customer; provides clear shift handovers, including risk, current mitigations, and next actions
• Maintains accurate tickets and technical documentation (actions taken, backups, versions, and test results)

Skills

Incident communication

Cross-team coordination

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Change control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering, mechatronics, controls engineering, or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provides control-system focused support to keep the Customer’s automated warehouse stable and running
• Monitors and troubleshoots Storage, Conveyor and Sorter PLC-controlled equipment
• Triages incidents and restores service where possible through structured troubleshooting and approved actions
• Coordinates resolution by guiding on-site resources and escalating to the Service Desk, controls development, and other subject matter experts when required
• Communicates system status and incident updates to stakeholders and customer; provides clear shift handovers, including risk, current mitigations, and next actions
• Maintains accurate tickets and technical documentation (actions taken, backups, versions, and test results)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, automation engineering, mechatronics, controls engineering, or a related technical field required
• Strong incident communication, documentation, and cross-team coordination skills (operations/control-room style support)
• Very good Siemens & Beckhoff PLC knowledge (e.g., troubleshooting, online diagnostics, reading/modifying code within approved procedures)
• 3+ years of experience supporting intralogistics automation, including storage systems and conveyor equipment
• Ability to diagnose faults across PLCs, HMIs, sensors/actuators, drives/VFDs, and industrial networks; comfortable analyzing alarms and tracing issues in PLC logic
• Good general IT skills and familiarity with ticketing/ITIL-style incident and problem management processes
• Disciplined approach to change control: backups before changes, approvals, testing prior to production use, documentation, and version control; no unauthorized changes and no safety bypasses
• Ability to work independently and under pressure in a shift-based environment; strong troubleshooting mindset and hands-on approach
• Authorization to work in the U.S.