Production Automation Engineer - Hybrid (Aerospace)

Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one Benefits

401(k) with match

Bonuses

Paid time off

Job summary

Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC seeks a Production Automation Engineer in Tampa, FL, to ensure reliability of automated manufacturing systems across the facility. You will troubleshoot robotics, CNCs, PLCs, vision systems, and MES interfaces, driving uptime and efficiency.

The role requires 3+ years in industrial automation, strong PLC/robotics experience, and a solid understanding of SQL data and networking. This hybrid position offers day-one benefits and a path to growth within an

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience supporting industrial automation equipment in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled manufacturing systems.
• Experience supporting industrial robotics and automated manufacturing cells.
• Experience supporting CNC equipment and machine-tool automation.
• Working knowledge of industrial communication networks and protocols.
• Working knowledge of SQL databases and relational database concepts.
• Experience integrating or supporting automation systems connected to enterprise relational database platforms.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and root cause analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize automated manufacturing equipment, including robotic cells, CNC machines, PLC-controlled systems, vision systems, and material‑handling equipment.
• Diagnose automation and controls failures, restore equipment safely, and implement corrective actions that improve reliability and uptime.
• Support industrial robots, including programming, communications, motion control, calibration, tooling configurations, and system backups.
• Troubleshoot CNC communications, automation interfaces, and integrations with robots, conveyors, inspection systems, and peripheral equipment.
• Modify and support PLC and HMI applications, industrial PCs, sensors, drives, servos, VFDs, safety controllers, and industrial networks.
• Maintain control system documentation, electrical drawings, equipment backups, firmware records, and change controls.
• Support integrations between production equipment and MES, SCADA, historian, database, and other enterprise systems.
• Develop and maintain SQL queries, reports, and data-extraction tools used to monitor and analyze production performance.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, IT, equipment manufacturers, and system integrators to resolve technical issues.
• Participate in root cause investigations, equipment upgrades, retrofits, obsolescence planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop standards and best practices for automation system maintenance and support.

Job description

Chromalloy Gas Turbine, LLC seeks a Production Automation Engineer in Tampa, FL, to ensure reliability of automated manufacturing systems across the facility. You will troubleshoot robotics, CNCs, PLCs, vision systems, and MES interfaces, driving uptime and efficiency.

The role requires 3+ years in industrial automation, strong PLC/robotics experience, and a solid understanding of SQL data and networking. This hybrid position offers day-one benefits and a path to growth within an