Controls Engineer: Advanced Automation & PLC Design

Corning Incorporated; Newton (NC); On-site; USD 105,994 - 145,743; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses & incentives

Pension plan

Healthcare

Job summary

Corning Incorporated in the United States is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to design, develop, program, implement, and optimize control systems for its fiber optic cable production lines.

You will lead troubleshooting, develop robust automation solutions, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with system integrators across project phases, ensuring safety and reliability across plant operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology.
• 4+ years manufacturing experience with HMI/SCADA programming: PLCs/HMIs/VFDs in a plant environment with higher level communications (e.g., AB ControlLogix).
• Strong understanding of electrical design, machine/motion control, and ability to read electrical drawings with AutoCAD Electrical 2021.
• Ensure safety procedures and NEC/NFPA compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in problem solving and technical expertise to resolve short-term process and equipment issues.
• Design and implement automation and process machine control systems (Allen Bradley PLC programs) for fiber optic cable production.
• Mentor and train junior controls engineers.
• Manage scope of process improvement, capital expansion, and obsolescence mitigation projects.
• Interface with external system integrators to deliver fully integrated equipment and manage all project phases.
• Collaborate with engineers, maintenance, operations, and other functions for troubleshooting and project completion.
• Participate in an on-call rotation for after-hours support.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Electrical design

VFD/Servo programming

AutoCAD Electrical

Electrical safety

Industrial communications

OSI PI

Beckhoff PLC

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

Electrical drawings

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical 2021

Allen Bradley ControlLogix

Job description

Corning Incorporated in the United States is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to design, develop, program, implement, and optimize control systems for its fiber optic cable production lines.

You will lead troubleshooting, develop robust automation solutions, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with system integrators across project phases, ensuring safety and reliability across plant operations.