Senior Controls & Automation Engineer - Plant Optimization

Prysmian Group

Lexington (SC)

Hybrid

USD 85,000 - 120,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Prysmian Group in Lexington, SC, is seeking a Controls & Automation Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing automation and control systems across the plant. You will own PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial networks, while supporting daily operations and capital initiatives, collaborating with Operations Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Project Engineering.

The role emphasizes reliability, process optimization, data collection, dashboards, and driving

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechatronics engineering or related field.
  • 3-7+ years of manufacturing controls and automation experience.
  • Experience supporting high-speed manufacturing processes preferred.
  • Experience leading automation or capital projects preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot PLC programs and control systems.
  • Support and improve HMI and SCADA applications.
  • Diagnose electrical, instrumentation, and controls issues and document changes.
  • Lead controls-related capital projects from concept to implementation.
  • Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and technical specs.

Skills

PLC programming
HMI/SCADA
Electrical control systems
Automation engineering
Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Controls Engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Automation Engineering
Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics Engineering
Or related engineering discipline

Tools

PLC programming software (e.g., RSLogix/Studio 5000)
HMI/SCADA software
Industrial networks (Ethernet/IP, PROFINET)
Data collection systems

Job description

Prysmian Group in Lexington, SC, is seeking a Controls & Automation Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing automation and control systems across the plant. You will own PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial networks, while supporting daily operations and capital initiatives, collaborating with Operations Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, and Project Engineering.

The role emphasizes reliability, process optimization, data collection, dashboards, and driving

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