Senior Automation & Controls Engineer – PLC & Motion

Socket.dev; Chester Township (Delaware County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alloy Surfaces Company (ASC) seeks an Automation and Controls Engineer to design, program, troubleshoot, and commission control systems on production equipment. The role emphasizes hands-on work on the manufacturing floor with strong Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLC experience and a focus on safety and quality.

The engineer will generate PLC programs, maintain documentation, and support MES/SCADA integrations while driving continuous improvement and capital projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Automation or related field.
• Allen Bradley Logix, Drives, and Motion Program Certificate(s) a plus.
• Minimum of seven years of engineering, automation or equipment design experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, troubleshoot and repair electrical and motion control systems used on production equipment.
• Generate and maintain PLC programs, software revisions, electrical drawings, control, process and procedure documentation.
• Develop, modify, test, document, and maintain PLC programs for manufacturing equipment and automated systems.
• Program and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servos, motion-control systems, robots, and other industrial automation equipment.
• Lead or support controls-related continuous improvement and capital projects.
• Collaborate with Quality Engineering to ensure automated processes support product quality and traceability requirements.

Skills

PLC programming

Rockwell Automation

Electrical systems

Troubleshooting

Automation optimization

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Industrial Automation

Allen Bradley certifications

Tools

RSLogix 500

SLC500

MicroLogix

CompactLogix

ControlLogix

Siemens

Job description

Alloy Surfaces Company (ASC) seeks an Automation and Controls Engineer to design, program, troubleshoot, and commission control systems on production equipment. The role emphasizes hands-on work on the manufacturing floor with strong Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLC experience and a focus on safety and quality.

The engineer will generate PLC programs, maintain documentation, and support MES/SCADA integrations while driving continuous improvement and capital projects.