Electrical Engineer - Early-Career, Hands-On Automation

GCS Recruitment Specialists; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking candidates for an early-career development programme in Alpharetta, GA. Participants will receive intensive onsite training and hands-on deployment experience configuring, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning conveyor and material-handling systems.

You will learn to read schematics, convert drawings to configurations, test on real hardware (EtherCAT devices, sensors, motors, drives, safety I/O), and follow software practices like Git and Agile

Qualifications

• Reading electrical schematics and I/O lists.
• Ability to read control-area drawings and convert them into configurations.
• Basic programming knowledge and hands-on problem solving.
• Willingness to work onsite for training and deployments.

Responsibilities

• Configure, test, troubleshoot, and commission conveyor systems.
• Gain real-world experience on EtherCAT devices, sensors, motors, and safety I/O.
• Follow software practices including Git, code reviews, and Agile delivery.
• Travel and relocate as needed for deployments.

Skills

Electrical schematics

Control systems

Programming basics

Troubleshooting

Hands-on learner

Education

Electrical/Mechatronics degree (EE/EET)

Recent graduate 2022–2026

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

Git

Linux

JSON

EtherCAT

EtherNet/IP

Profinet

FAT/SAT

Commissioning

Job description

GCS Recruitment Specialists is seeking candidates for an early-career development programme in Alpharetta, GA. Participants will receive intensive onsite training and hands-on deployment experience configuring, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning conveyor and material-handling systems.

You will learn to read schematics, convert drawings to configurations, test on real hardware (EtherCAT devices, sensors, motors, drives, safety I/O), and follow software practices like Git and Agile