Controls Engineer II: Automation & Robotics Lead

Hamilton Medical; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Disability insurance

401k

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Hamilton Medical seeks a Controls Engineer 2 to own and optimize control systems across all automated equipment. You will develop PLC/HMI programs, troubleshoot, and collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to improve cycle time and yield, targeting OEE KPIs.

The role requires hands-on automation experience, robot programming, and strong documentation. On-site position with medical device manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in controls engineering or industrial automation with PLC programming.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechatronics or related.
• Experience programming and supporting industrial robots in manufacturing.
• Experience with PLC and HMI platforms such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff.
• Experience with backups, version control, and document control.

Responsibilities

• Owns control systems for all automated equipment and ensures reliable operation.
• Develops and maintains PLC/HMI programs, including alarms and diagnostics.
• Programs and optimizes robots, motion paths, and fault recovery sequences.
• Integrates sensors, actuators, drives, vision with PLC interfaces.
• Collaborates to improve cycle time, downtime, and yield to hit OEE KPIs.
• Coordinates external automation vendors for troubleshooting and upgrades.
• Trains maintenance and production staff on controls and recovery procedures.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

Robot programming

Industrial automation

Diagnostics

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Controls

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

Beckhoff PLC

Job description

Hamilton Medical seeks a Controls Engineer 2 to own and optimize control systems across all automated equipment. You will develop PLC/HMI programs, troubleshoot, and collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering to improve cycle time and yield, targeting OEE KPIs.

The role requires hands-on automation experience, robot programming, and strong documentation. On-site position with medical device manufacturing environment.