Controls Engineer - PLC/SCADA Lead, ESOP & Travel

Actalent; Kernersville (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP ownership

Wealth-building opportunities

Employee share in company success

Job summary

Actalent in Kernersville, NC is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, develop, and implement control systems for diverse industries. You will create wiring schematics in AutoCAD Electrical, develop sequences of operation, and lead design reviews with customers.

The role requires travel up to 30%, onsite work, and the ability to manage projects from planning through start‑up, documentation, and training.

Qualifications

• 3 to 10 years of experience in controls and automation engineering.
• Strong understanding of control systems, instrumentation, PLC programming, SCADA systems, and controls design.
• Proficiency in PLC programming and control systems engineering.
• Experience in SCADA/HMI development.
• Ability to travel up to 30%.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement control systems (logic software and hardware) to meet process system requirements.
• Develop schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts using AutoCAD software.
• Create a Sequence of Operation document detailing control strategies for the controlled process, and lead design reviews with customers for document approval.
• Perform system checkout and start‑up of the integrated control system at customer sites.
• Develop final record system documentation and provide system training to customers.
• Work on automation and control system integration projects across multiple industries, including manufacturing production lines and data center building automation.
• Act as technical lead on projects, guiding lower‑level engineers and technicians.
• Serve as Project Manager on smaller projects ranging from $50K to $250K, which includes developing and executing implementation plans, assigning work to meet project deadlines, ensuring project team members understand the scope of responsibilities, developing schedules for requirements, evaluating project progress and detailing changes, managing purchasing and subcontractor requirements, and developing costs and proposals for change orders.

Skills

Controls & automation engineering

PLC programming

SCADA systems

Instrumentation

Travel up to 30%

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Cognex

Rockwell FactoryTalk

DeltaV

Job description

Actalent in Kernersville, NC is seeking a Controls Engineer to design, develop, and implement control systems for diverse industries. You will create wiring schematics in AutoCAD Electrical, develop sequences of operation, and lead design reviews with customers.

The role requires travel up to 30%, onsite work, and the ability to manage projects from planning through start‑up, documentation, and training.