Senior Automation Engineer

Jobtailor; Dalton (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior automation engineer in Dalton, GA to lead capital automation projects from concept to commissioning, designing PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems for flooring production lines.

The role requires 7+ years of hands-on automation experience, leadership, and strong skills in MES integration, robotics, and industrial networks, with a focus on safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related field).
• 7+ years of direct automation experience executing capital projects in a manufacturing environment.
• Preferably experience within flooring, building materials, or continuous processing industries.
• Advanced proficiency with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, motion control, and robotics.
• Proven experience leading projects from concept through commissioning in live production environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage large-scale automation capital projects from concept through commissioning.
• Serve as technical lead for automation investments supporting flooring production processes.
• Design, develop, integrate, program, and validate PLC-, HMI-, and SCADA-based automation systems and industrial networks.
• Develop automation solutions for continuous processes, recipe management, changeovers, and product traceability.
• Standardize control architectures, hardware, and software across plants.
• Optimize manufacturing equipment and improve OEE, throughput, yield, energy efficiency, and scrap reduction.

Skills

Project Management

PLC Programming

HMI Development

SCADA Systems Integration

Risk Assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Industrial Networks

Motion Control

Robotics

MES Integration

Quality Tracking Systems

Job description

• Lead and manage large-scale automation capital projects from concept through commissioning, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, and vendor coordination
• Serve as technical lead for automation investments supporting flooring production processes
• Design, develop, integrate, program, and validate PLC-, HMI-, and SCADA-based automation systems and industrial networks
• Develop automation solutions for continuous processes, recipe management, changeovers, and product traceability
• Standardize control architectures, hardware, and software across plants
• Optimize manufacturing equipment and improve OEE, throughput, yield, energy efficiency, and scrap reduction
• Integrate drives, servo motion, vision, robotics, material handling, MES, quality systems, and plant utilities
• Analyze process data and implement closed-loop control strategies
• Lead FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, and production ramp-up activities
• Conduct risk assessments, machine safety evaluations, and safety validations
• Manage project budgets, suppliers, OEMs, integrators, vendors, and technical scope
• Implement quality control measures and maintain engineering documentation, software standards, version control, and change management
• Train operations and maintenance teams and mentor junior automation engineers and technicians
• Provide expert troubleshooting, preventive maintenance strategies, and root cause analysis for automation issues

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related field)
• 7+ years of direct automation experience executing capital projects in a manufacturing environment
• Preferably experience within flooring, building materials, or continuous processing industries
• Advanced proficiency with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, motion control, and robotics
• Proven experience leading projects from concept through commissioning in live production environments
• Experience with high-speed flooring processes such as extrusion, coating, curing ovens, cutting, and finishing lines
• Familiarity with MES integration, production data systems, and quality tracking
• Strong understanding of industrial safety standards and risk assessment methodologies
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading large-scale automation projects, including design, development, and integration of PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems. Proficient in optimizing manufacturing processes and ensuring compliance with industrial safety standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Management
• PLC Programming
• HMI Development
• SCADA Systems Integration
• Risk Assessment

Hard Skills

• Automation Engineering
• Process Optimization
• Data Analysis
• Root Cause Analysis
• Preventive Maintenance

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Communication
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Manufacturing Environment
• Continuous Processing
• Flooring Industry
• Safety Standards
• Capital Projects

Tools & Technologies

• Industrial Networks
• Motion Control
• Robotics
• MES Integration
• Quality Tracking Systems