Senior Controls Engineer: Lead Industrial Automation & PLC

Amtec Staffing; Monrovia (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amtec Staffing seeks a Senior Systems Controls Engineer with a proven track record in automation, electrical engineering, and software development. The role focuses on designing control architectures, integrating PLCs, motion systems, and machine vision, and delivering robust HMI/SCADA solutions for industrial processing workstations.

You will develop reusable motion control code, collaborate across engineering, QA, and production teams, and support project managers through acceptance testing.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in CS/engineering/physics or related discipline.
• Seven+ years designing custom motion control and HMI software.
• Three+ years designing custom machine vision applications.
• Strong knowledge of PLCs and automation standards.
• Ability to travel occasionally.

Responsibilities

• Pre-sale conceptual design, schedule, and cost estimation of control architecture for automation workstations.
• PLC logic and electrical schematic design, integration of motion control, and HMI/SCADA/OPC UA networking.
• Develop reusable motion control code for Delta-Tau, Aerotech, ACS systems.
• Connect manufacturing floor with LAN, OPC UA, database interfaces and protocols.
• Write PLC code for Allen Bradley, Omron, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Sick and Pilz PLCs.
• Support system acceptance testing with project managers.
• Handle various projects in a team environment across departments.
• Develop new logic, interfaces, and controls under management guidance.
• Prepare requirements docs after customer interviews and hardware inputs.
• Create interface docs and functionality specs for control modules.
• Develop project plans and schedules for control development.
• Report progress, demonstrations, and changes; maintain engineering release docs.

Skills

Controls engineering

Object-oriented design

Team collaboration

Travel flexibility

Education

Four-year degree in CS/engineering/physics

Tools

OPC UA

RS Logix

CP One

Ethernet IP

PointIO

Delta-Tau

Aerotech

ACS motion systems

HMI/SCADA

Job description

Amtec Staffing seeks a Senior Systems Controls Engineer with a proven track record in automation, electrical engineering, and software development. The role focuses on designing control architectures, integrating PLCs, motion systems, and machine vision, and delivering robust HMI/SCADA solutions for industrial processing workstations.

You will develop reusable motion control code, collaborate across engineering, QA, and production teams, and support project managers through acceptance testing.