Industrial Automation Engineer: MHE & SCADA

CBRE, Inc.; Pontoon Beach (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is seeking an Automation Engineer to join our controls and maintenance team. You will support customers with MHE equipment, including conveyors, scanners, print and apply systems, and SCADA programs.

You will troubleshoot PLC/PC controllers, work with Allen-Bradley Controllogix/Compactlogix and RSLogix 5000, monitor networks, and drive reliability improvements while coordinating with site operations and maintenance teams.

Qualifications

• Troubleshoot and modify software for material handling control systems (PLC/PC).
• Provide first-level escalation support on-site and remotely, including after-hours.
• Inspect systems to ensure operation meets design specs per client.
• Oversee development scope, work requests, scheduling, and inspection of outside contractors.
• Engineer process solutions and reliability improvement from concept to network implementation.
• Monitor industrial networks (Ethernet, DeviceNet, Profibus, AS-I, etc.).
• Communicate with stakeholders about issues, timelines and impacts.
• Analyze failures and recommend improvements or retraining.
• Perform controls assessments to maintain equipment reliability.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and modify software for material handling control systems (PLC/PC).
• Provide first-level escalation support on-site and remotely, including after-hours.
• Inspect systems to ensure operation meets design specs per client.
• Oversee development scope, work requests, scheduling, and inspection of outside contractors.
• Engineer process solutions and reliability improvement from concept to network implementation.
• Monitor industrial networks (Ethernet, DeviceNet, Profibus, AS-I, etc.).
• Communicate with stakeholders about issues, timelines and impacts.
• Analyze failures and recommend improvements or retraining.
• Perform controls assessments to maintain equipment reliability.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Remote support

Team communication

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC

RSLogix 5000

SCADA

Ethernet networks

Job description

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions is seeking an Automation Engineer to join our controls and maintenance team. You will support customers with MHE equipment, including conveyors, scanners, print and apply systems, and SCADA programs.

You will troubleshoot PLC/PC controllers, work with Allen-Bradley Controllogix/Compactlogix and RSLogix 5000, monitor networks, and drive reliability improvements while coordinating with site operations and maintenance teams.