Controls Engineer — PLCs, HMI & Automation

First Quality; Lewistown (Mifflin County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary bonus

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision

Job summary

First Quality seeks a Controls Engineer for its Lewistown, PA facility to specify, design, and implement complex control systems and software on production equipment. You will lead technicians and engineers through installation, startup, and optimization while ensuring safety and reliability.

Ideal candidates will have PLC/HMI expertise, AutoCAD schematic capability, and a track record of hands-on problem solving, data-driven improvements, and cross-functional collaboration to meet production

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering, CS, or related field; or equivalent experience.
• 1 year industrial controls experience; strong electrical theory.
• Ability to create and modify schematic drawings in AutoCAD.
• Devises and performs tests to identify the root cause of problems.
• Strong mathematical skills with numeric analysis software.
• Advanced knowledge of PLC-based hardware and software.
• Excellent PLC programming, motion control, and HMI programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, and implement complex control systems and software on production equipment.
• Lead Controls Technicians, Project Engineers, Maintenance & Production personnel, OEMs, vendors, and contractors to install and start new equipment and control systems.
• Modify DCS/PLC logic and HMI programs to improve equipment and system performance; delegate tasks as needed.
• Perform high-level troubleshooting and data-driven problem solving across electrical, mechanical, and process domains.
• Coordinate machine data collection and archiving and assist in data analysis.
• Provide training to production, maintenance, and engineering teams; lead small capital projects.

Skills

PLC programming

Motion control

HMI programming

AutoCAD

Electrical theory

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering/CS or related field

Tools

DCS/SCADA

PLC hardware

HMI software

Job description

First Quality seeks a Controls Engineer for its Lewistown, PA facility to specify, design, and implement complex control systems and software on production equipment. You will lead technicians and engineers through installation, startup, and optimization while ensuring safety and reliability.

Ideal candidates will have PLC/HMI expertise, AutoCAD schematic capability, and a track record of hands-on problem solving, data-driven improvements, and cross-functional collaboration to meet production