Controls Engineer - Advanced Manufacturing

Amcor LLC; Oshkosh (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Flexible time off

Paid parental leave

Retirement savings plan with company match

Job summary

Amcor LLC is looking for an Automation Controls Engineer to define and govern automation solutions across manufacturing environments. This role involves designing control system architectures, collaborating with project teams, and ensuring project management standards.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, over 5 years experience in automation, and familiarity with Rockwell and Ignition systems. Benefits include flexible time off, medical plans, and a retirement savings plan with company match.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in packaging, food, pharmaceutical, or high‑speed manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of experience/knowledge working in Automation, Robotics, AGVs/AMRs, IoT, and industrial networks.
• RIA robotic safety training and certifications in relevant areas.

Responsibilities

• Define, deploy, and govern control system architectures for automation environments.
• Develop and maintain PLC programming standards and reusable function blocks.
• Lead technical scope definition, integrated solution design, and project management.

Skills

Controls focal and technical knowledge

Strong understanding of RIA safety standards

Strong system-level troubleshooting skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Rockwell hardware/software

Inductive Automation Ignition

Fanuc robotics hardware/software

Cognex/Keyence hardware/software

Job description

Automation Controls Engineer

Job Description

The Automation Controls Engineer will define, deploy, and govern standardized control system architectures across robotic and automated manufacturing environments, focusing on robotic/vision/AGV/AMR integration, Ignition-based SCADA systems, and PLC standardization.

Responsibilities

• Participates and collaborates with project teams to develop and implement end‑to‑end solutions for automation on plant and assembly line levels.
• Define and implement PLC, HMI, SCADA, and robotic control standard architectures for enterprise deployment.
• Develop and maintain PLC programming standards, reusable function blocks, AOIs, templates, and naming conventions.
• Establish standardized Ignition SCADA and Vision System frameworks including tag models, UDTs, alarming, historization, security, and visualization standards.
• Maintain version control, change management, and backup strategies for control system software.
• Integrate industrial robots and AGVs/AMRs including motion coordination, safety, and peripheral integration.
• Define standard approaches for robot–PLC communication, cell control, error handling, and recovery.
• Identify and develop high‑impact automation use cases that deliver competitive advantage.
• Lead technical scope definition, integrated solution design, risk identification and mitigation, and support development of the business case.
• Support automation/vision system design reviews, risk assessments, FAT/SAT, and onsite commissioning.
• Provide comprehensive project management support, including schedule management, budget oversight, and stakeholder communication.
• Prepare detailed project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing key information and trends, proactively identifying risks and recommending mitigation strategies.
• Partner with cross‑functional teams to define system requirements, develop specifications, design small to large‑scale automation concepts, execute proof‑of‑concepts to reduce technical risk, select external partners, support RFQ processes, lead implementation, and ensure long‑term sustainability and maintainability across plant operations.

Core Attributes

• Controls focal and technical knowledge in Rockwell hardware/software products, Inductive Automation Ignition, Fanuc robotics hardware/software, Cognex/Keyence hardware/software, AGVs, AMRs, ASRS, motion control, and conveyors.
• Strong understanding of RIA safety standards, IoT, networking, and system integration.

Technical Expertise

• Design, development, and implementation of technical solutions to new or highly complex problems that cannot be solved using existing methods.
• Forward‑looking approach when analyzing and implementing technical solutions.
• Strong system‑level troubleshooting skills.
• Continuous improvement and standardization mindset.
• Technical leadership/architectural ownership and accountability.

Project Management

• Effective team contributor; provides appropriate feedback and helps motivate team members to work toward common goals.
• Ability to recognize and respond proactively to project challenges and draw upon appropriate resources from other functional areas as needed to mitigate risk.

Communication

• Demonstrates excellent written and oral communication skills when engaging with customers, suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to prepare and deliver engineering presentations to a variety of audiences.

Collaboration

• Actively engages in problem solving and creative thinking processes.
• Inherent responsibility to train and mentor peers when appropriate.

What We Want From You

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering – Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related technical field.
• 5+ years experience in packaging, food, pharmaceutical, or high‑speed manufacturing environments.
• 5+ years of experience/knowledge working in Automation, Robotics, AGVs/AMRs, IoT, industrial networks (EtherNet/IP, Profinet, OPC UA), MES integration, data historians, machine learning, and AI.
• RIA robotic safety training, Fanuc education certification, Ignition certification (Core/Gold), Rockwell certification (Logix Programmer, PowerFlex Drives, Motion Control Kinetix, etc.).
• Keyence/Cognex experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full‑time salaried employees
• Company‑paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account / Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short‑term & long‑term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid parental leave
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Tuition reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

Equal Opportunity Employer

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please refer to the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224‑313‑7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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