Controls Engineer: PLC/Robotics & Projects Lead
Launching Point
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Launching Point is seeking a Controls Engineer for our manufacturing facility in the southwest suburban Atlanta metro area. You will work in an Allen Bradley PLC environment to troubleshoot, program, and integrate equipment and automation systems, aiming to improve safety, efficiency, and uptime.
The role collaborates across departments on projects, leading electrical design, debugging, and commissioning activities.
Qualifications
- Four years of technical education or degree, or two years of technical education with related work experience.
- Prefer at least 5 years as a controls engineer, but will consider at least 2 years.
Responsibilities
- Maintain relationships with Maintenance, Toolroom, Manufacturing Engineering, Technology Team, and Production to support operations and CI initiatives.
- Perform electrical troubleshooting on production equipment from 24V to 480V circuits; diagnose faults and implement corrective actions.
- Provide controls engineering expertise for project design, specification, electrical circuits and control systems, PLC/HMI programming, commissioning and troubleshooting.
- Lead projects by coordinating activities, timelines, and requirements with internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare and maintain technical reports and FATs; document alterations to machine capabilities and energy/process optimization.
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Launching Point is seeking a Controls Engineer for our manufacturing facility in the southwest suburban Atlanta metro area. You will work in an Allen Bradley PLC environment to troubleshoot, program, and integrate equipment and automation systems, aiming to improve safety, efficiency, and uptime.
The role collaborates across departments on projects, leading electrical design, debugging, and commissioning activities.
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