Industrial Controls Engineer - Automation & IIoT

Northrop Grumman

Baltimore (MD)

On-site

USD 88,000 - 163,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer for Advanced Manufacturing. The role focuses on automation control and robotic systems used in electronics and mechanical manufacturing, assembly and packaging, designing and hardening the digital backbone that connects PLCs, HMIs, edge gateways, and data analytics across the global footprint.

The position blends classic control engineering with industrial networking, AI-enabled optimization, edge computing, and DevSecOps to create

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or STEM with 2+ years professional experience (level 2).
IEC 61131-3 PLC programming experience.
Machine vision systems and barcode readers (Cognex/Keyence).
Fanuc robotics systems and Fanuc Vision applications.
Process sensors for environment, motion, measurement (Banner, Sick, AB, Keyence, Omron).
Programming and hardware architecture of Siemens Controls, HMI environments.
Manufacturing dashboards (data digestion) to improve production performance.
Ria TR R15.406-2014 and OSHA equipment safety standards knowledge.
AI applications experience.
Multi-language programming (Python, C++, JavaScript/Node, Bash/PowerShell, MATLAB/Simulink).
AutoCAD Electrical, Panel Wiring.

Responsibilities

Lead troubleshooting on PLCs, material handling equipment, and robotics.
Edit Siemens Step 7, OMRON, Beckhoff, and Allen Bradley controllers.
Program FANUC robotics hardware/software.
Design control/electrical panels integrated with conveyors and robots.
Perform in-house and vendor site testing of control components.
Provide status reports to manager and lead project engineer.
Identify intermittent electrical and mechanical failures on production equipment.
Review vendor SOWs, quotes, and installation to meet requirements.
Review machine vision configurations in production environments.