Controls Engineer — PLC, HMI & Safety Systems

American Axle & Manufacturing; North Vernon (IN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dauch Corporation in North Vernon, IN is seeking a Controls Engineer to join our team. This role focuses on evaluating control systems, designing test procedures, and ensuring safety compliance across machinery and automation projects.

You will work with electrical drawings, ladder logic, and HMI programs, integrating Safety PLCs while collaborating with multiple engineering disciplines to maintain data integrity and drive process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in electrical drawings, ladder logic, HMI programs and integrate Safety PLC control systems for machinery and automation.
• Experience in Allen Bradley PLC’s, Servo Controllers, HMI products, and software.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate control systems, products, components, and applications.
• Evaluate new manufacturing and control technologies, adapting into specifications as appropriate.
• Confirm control system functionality, including appropriate safety compliance, by designing and/or executing test procedures.
• Prepare and/or reviews electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic controls drawings; collaborates with related engineering teams to evaluate components, materials, and suppliers.
• Ensure integrity of process and build data collection.
• Provide information to manufacturing, process, and other engineering disciplines by answering questions and requests.
• Keep equipment operating by performing periodic audits; troubleshooting breakdowns; requesting supplies; defining and reviewing preventive maintenance plans; calling for repairs; and implementing process improvements.
• Maintain project documents using approved methodology, tools, and templates.
• Manage supplier development and delivery.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Electrical drawings

Ladder logic

HMI programs

Safety PLC control systems

Allen Bradley PLCs

Servo Controllers

HMI products

Software

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Allen Bradley PLCs

Servo Controllers

HMI products

Job description

Dauch Corporation in North Vernon, IN is seeking a Controls Engineer to join our team. This role focuses on evaluating control systems, designing test procedures, and ensuring safety compliance across machinery and automation projects.

You will work with electrical drawings, ladder logic, and HMI programs, integrating Safety PLCs while collaborating with multiple engineering disciplines to maintain data integrity and drive process improvements.