Senior Controls Engineer: Advanced Automation

Corning Inc.; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 106,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonuses

401(k) matching

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Corning Inc. in North Carolina seeks an experienced electrical controls engineer to lead and participate on project teams developing new manufacturing technology to reduce cost, increase capacity, and improve products.

You will manage the electrical and controls scope of process improvement, capital expansion, and obsolescence mitigation. The role requires strong skills in PLC programming, HMI/SCADA, AutoCAD Electrical, safety compliance, and collaboration with system integrators.

Qualifications

• BSEE/BSCS with 4+ years manufacturing experience in process automation.
• Experience programming PLCs/HMIs/VFDs for manufacturing equipment.
• Strong understanding of electrical design practices and safety codes.

Responsibilities

• Manage electrical and controls scope of process improvement, capital expansion, and obsolescence mitigation projects.
• Implement robust, cost effective automation and process machine control systems.
• Interface with external system integrators for fully integrated equipment.
• Participate in design, fabrication, integration, testing, installation, startup and tech transfer.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

VFD Servo

Ladder logic

Structured text

Function block diagram

Electrical drawings

Safety codes (NEC/NFPA)

AutoCAD Electrical

Yaskawa VFD/Servo

Troubleshooting

Teamwork

Education

BSEE / BSCS

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical 2015

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

Red Lion

GE Industrial IFIX

OSI PI

Job description

Corning Inc. in North Carolina seeks an experienced electrical controls engineer to lead and participate on project teams developing new manufacturing technology to reduce cost, increase capacity, and improve products.

You will manage the electrical and controls scope of process improvement, capital expansion, and obsolescence mitigation. The role requires strong skills in PLC programming, HMI/SCADA, AutoCAD Electrical, safety compliance, and collaboration with system integrators.