PLC Controls Engineer Trainee - Live Projects & Academy

GCS Recruitment; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment invites early-career electrical and controls engineers to join a structured Controls Engineering Academy. You will undergo an intensive onsite bootcamp and be deployed into live projects to apply your learning on reading control-area drawings, configuring systems, and supporting commissioning.

The programme includes monthly learning, a verifiable accreditation, and potential long-term opportunities within a leading global engineering and automation organisation.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related hands-on experience.
• Hands-on PLC exposure on major platforms (Allen‑Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff, CODESYS, B&R, Schneider).
• Able to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and I/O lists.
• Some programming experience and interest in learning text-based programming and Git.
• Willing to travel or relocate for training and deployments.
• Bonus: conveyor or material-handling experience, Structured Text, AutoCAD Electrical, commissioning, Git, or Linux.

Responsibilities

• Translate electrical drawings and I/O lists into application configurations.
• Test configurations in simulation and on real hardware, including industrial networks, motorised rollers, sensors, and safety I/O devices.
• Support commissioning activities as facilities go live.
• Work using modern software engineering practices including Git, code reviews, daily standups, and effort estimation.

Skills

Hands-on troubleshooting

Programming basics

Version control (Git)

Willing to travel

Industrial networks knowledge

Education

Degree or diploma in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics or related hands-on experience

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Beckhoff

CODESYS

B&R

Schneider

Job description

GCS Recruitment invites early-career electrical and controls engineers to join a structured Controls Engineering Academy. You will undergo an intensive onsite bootcamp and be deployed into live projects to apply your learning on reading control-area drawings, configuring systems, and supporting commissioning.

The programme includes monthly learning, a verifiable accreditation, and potential long-term opportunities within a leading global engineering and automation organisation.