Lead Controls Engineer: Industrial Robotics & FAT

Vulcan-Elements; Benson (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Vulcan Elements in North Carolina is seeking a Controls Engineer to own controls execution for finishing equipment in a major facility expansion.

You will oversee cradle-to-grave design reviews, FAT witness, site commissioning, and sustaining support, with up to 50% travel during test campaigns.

This high-ownership role requires expertise in industrial automation, robotics, and safety standards, plus hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell and major robot suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field with 4+ years of direct industrial automation and controls engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience programming and commissioning Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, SIemens PLCs and HMIs, including safety PLCs such as GuardLogix.
• Hands-on experience integrating multi-axis robots–FANUC, ABB,and/or KUKA-including teaching, program review, PLC handshaking, and safety zone configuration.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on programming, debugging, and commissioning of Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, and other industrial-control hardware.
• Own the integration and commissioning of robot cells (Fanuc, ABB, Kuka) including PLC-to-robot handshaking and machine-vision integration.
• Lead FATs and SATs to ensure compliance with functional and safety requirements.

Skills

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Robot cells integration

Industrial automation

Safety standards ISO 10218/ANSI/RIA R-

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Electrical/Automation Mechatronics

Tools

Fanuc

ABB/KUKA robots

HMI/SCADA

Job description

Vulcan Elements in North Carolina is seeking a Controls Engineer to own controls execution for finishing equipment in a major facility expansion.

You will oversee cradle-to-grave design reviews, FAT witness, site commissioning, and sustaining support, with up to 50% travel during test campaigns.

This high-ownership role requires expertise in industrial automation, robotics, and safety standards, plus hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell and major robot suppliers.