Senior Automation & Controls Engineer — PLC/TwinCAT

Corning Inc.; Wilmington (NC); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-wide bonuses

401(k) with matching

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Corning is seeking a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to support optical fiber winding and related processes. You will apply controls and automation expertise to improve equipment reliability, process capability, safety, and productivity in a live manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes Beckhoff TwinCAT and Allen‑Bradley programming, system integration, and continuous improvement. It may be based in Wilmington, NC, Midland, NC, or Concord, NC with travel to other OFC

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Controls, Electrical, Mechatronics, Automation, or related discipline).
• 5+ years PLC-based control systems experience in manufacturing.
• Proficient in ladder logic and structured text programming.
• Strong electrical design, control systems integration, and safety knowledge.
• Experience with Beckhoff TwinCAT and Allen-Bradley platforms.
• 2+ years of project management experience; PMP not required.

Responsibilities

• Support and improve manufacturing equipment via controls software development and troubleshooting.
• Develop and maintain PLC, motion, and HMI code on BeckhoffTwinCAT and AB platforms.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, maintenance, and IT to implement improvements.
• Understand winding and fiber handling to create sustainable controls solutions.
• Document control logic and changes to support long-term maintainability.
• Interface with other Corning facilities to share solutions on common platforms.

Skills

PLC programming

Ladder logic

Structured text

Electrical design

Controls integration

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Allen-Bradley

Python

Matlab

Project management

Education

BS in Engineering (Controls/ Electrical/ Mechatronics/ Automation)

Tools

Beckhoff TwinCAT

Allen-Bradley

Python

Matlab

Job description

Corning is seeking a Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer to support optical fiber winding and related processes. You will apply controls and automation expertise to improve equipment reliability, process capability, safety, and productivity in a live manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes Beckhoff TwinCAT and Allen‑Bradley programming, system integration, and continuous improvement. It may be based in Wilmington, NC, Midland, NC, or Concord, NC with travel to other OFC