Controls Engineer — Travel‑Heavy Automation & SCADA
Barry-Wehmiller
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Job summary
Design Group, part of Barry-Wehmiller, seeks an experienced automation engineer to design and implement control systems for capital projects and manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with clients, vendors, and internal teams to deliver integrated PLC/HMI/SCADA solutions across multiple platforms.
The role emphasizes hands-on system design, configuration, testing, commissioning, and startup support, with significant travel to client sites.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of related automation experience with HMI, SCADA, PLCs and general control system design.
- Experience creating and designing automation control systems, including PLC and SCADA systems.
- Working knowledge of industrial control panel design and fabrication, instrumentation and controls, and engineering documentation such as P&IDs and process flow diagrams.
- Experience with field instrumentation, control system installation, and configuration.
- Ability to travel for project requirements, including installation and start-up activities, client and company meetings, trainings, seminars, forums, and conventions.
Responsibilities
- Develop automation solutions through design specifications, software configuration, testing, commissioning, and start-up activities
- Design automation control systems and create project documentation and drawings that meet client requirements
- Program PLCs and HMI/SCADA systems, including Allen-Bradley, Rockwell, FactoryTalk, Cimplicity, Wonderware, and Ignition platforms
- Configure software and hardware packages according to client design specifications
- Diagnose automation problems and support troubleshooting in high-intensity manufacturing environments
- Communicate project progress, risks, and technical updates to stakeholders throughout the engagement
- Manage engineering project deliverables to agreed schedule, scope, and client expectations
- Coordinate site construction, installation, and start-up support for integrated control systems
- Validate and commission facility systems using established execution protocols
- Support successful system turnover to customers through clear documentation, testing, and technical communication
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Job description
Design Group, part of Barry-Wehmiller, seeks an experienced automation engineer to design and implement control systems for capital projects and manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with clients, vendors, and internal teams to deliver integrated PLC/HMI/SCADA solutions across multiple platforms.
The role emphasizes hands-on system design, configuration, testing, commissioning, and startup support, with significant travel to client sites.
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