Senior Controls Engineer – Automation & Motion Mastery

Actalent; Minnesota; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a senior Controls Engineer in Minnesota to design, program, and commission advanced automation systems for complex manufacturing processes. You will develop PLC and HMI/SCADA solutions on the Allen-Bradley Logix platform, integrate motion and safety systems, and support full lifecycle from architecture to startup and documentation.

You will work on high-performance systems, including conveyors, motion control, and web handling, collaborating with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 8–10+ years of hands-on controls engineering in manufacturing or heavy industrial environments.
• Expert Allen-Bradley PLC/HMI experience across ControlLogix/GuardLogix, Studio 5000, PanelView, FactoryTalk View.

Responsibilities

• Develop PLC and HMI/SCADA solutions on Allen-Bradley platforms.
• Program, commission, and optimize motion systems (Kinetix) and multi-axis control.
• Design and optimize conveyors, sortation, AGV/AMR interfaces, and material handling systems.

Skills

Allen-Bradley

Logix

Motion control

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Safety systems

ISA-88

PID tuning

Conveyors

WMS/MES integration

EtherNet/IP

Kinetix servo drives

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Studio 5000

RSLogix 5000

PanelView Plus

FactoryTalk View SE/ME

Job description

Actalent is seeking a senior Controls Engineer in Minnesota to design, program, and commission advanced automation systems for complex manufacturing processes. You will develop PLC and HMI/SCADA solutions on the Allen-Bradley Logix platform, integrate motion and safety systems, and support full lifecycle from architecture to startup and documentation.

You will work on high-performance systems, including conveyors, motion control, and web handling, collaborating with cross-functional teams to