Controls Engineer

GCS Recruitment; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is launching a Controls Engineering Academy in Auburn, Alabama, offering an intensive onsite bootcamp that trains early-career electrical and controls engineers for deployment into live conveyor and material-handling projects. The program emphasizes hands‑on experience, industry-standard tools, and structured learning across your first year.

You will translate electrical drawings into configurations, test on real hardware and simulations, and participate in commissioning

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, EET, Mechatronics, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• Hands‑on PLC exposure on platforms such as Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, CODESYS, B&R, or Schneider.
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and I/O lists.
• Some programming experience and interest in learning text‑based coding.

Responsibilities

• Translate electrical drawings and I/O lists into application configurations.
• Test configurations in simulation and on real hardware, including industrial networks, motorised rollers, sensors, and safety I/O devices.
• Support commissioning activities as facilities go live.
• Work using modern software engineering practices including Git, code reviews, daily standups, and effort estimation.

Skills

Thinking critically

Hands-on problem solving

Reading schematics

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

CODESYS

AutoCAD Electrical

Git

Job description

A leading global engineering and automation organisation is building a next-generation control system platform designed to standardise and modernise conveyor and material-handling operations across large-scale fulfilment and distribution facilities worldwide. The first deployment is already underway, with many more planned.

We are launching a Controls Engineering Academy: a structured programme that takes early-career electrical and controls engineers, provides intensive training on industry-leading controls platforms and processes, and deploys them into engineering teams working on real-world projects.

What You'll Get

• An intensive onsite bootcamp led by professional instructors covering the platform, processes, tools, and software workflow
• Deployment into engineering teams on live projects: reading control-area drawings, building and testing configurations that bring conveyor systems to life, and supporting commissioning activities
• Monthly structured learning and professional development throughout your first year
• A verifiable professional accreditation on completion
• Real experience on one of the most significant industrial controls transformation programmes in the industry, with potential long-term career opportunities for high performers

What You'll Do

• Translate electrical drawings and I/O lists into application configurations
• Test configurations in simulation and on real hardware, including industrial networks, motorised rollers, sensors, and safety I/O devices
• Support commissioning activities as facilities go live
• Work using modern software engineering practices including Git, code reviews, daily standups, and effort estimation

Who We're Looking For

• Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, or equivalent hands‑on experience as a Controls Technician or PLC Programmer (approximately 0‑4 years)
• Hands‑on PLC exposure on any platform, including Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, CODESYS, B&R, or Schneider
• Comfortable reading schematics, wiring diagrams, and I/O lists
• Some programming experience in any language, with an interest in learning text-based programming and version control
• Curious, hands‑on, and naturally inclined to troubleshoot and solve technical problems
• Able to travel or relocate for training and project deployments as required
• Bonus: conveyor or material‑handling experience, Structured Text, AutoCAD Electrical, commissioning, Git, or Linux