Senior Controls Engineer: PLC & Automation, On-Site

Cummins; Whitakers (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Cummins Inc. in Rocky Mount, NC, seeks a Controls Engineer to develop and support PLC-based control systems for manufacturing equipment, troubleshoot controls, electrical, and sensor issues, and assist in designing electrical control schematics. FANUC programming exposure is a plus.

You will collaborate with production, maintenance, and quality to improve uptime, support equipment startups and preventive maintenance, and maintain change control with accurate revision history.

Qualifications

• Hands-on PLC control systems experience in manufacturing.
• Ability to diagnose controls, electrical, and sensor issues under pressure.
• Clear, collaborative communication with cross-functional partners.
• Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Configure, program, and support PLC-based machine controls on production equipment.
• Troubleshoot controls/electrical/sensor issues to restore production quickly and safely.
• Assist in designing and updating electrical control schematics and documentation.
• Execute improvement actions that enhance quality, stability, and uptime.
• Apply change control and maintain accurate revision history for control logic.
• Collaborate with production, maintenance, and quality to align solutions to plant goals.
• Support equipment startups, upgrades, and preventive maintenance activities.
• Contribute to safety risk assessments and implement control safeguards/interlocks.

Skills

PLC programming

Troubleshooting

Team collaboration

Safety focus

Learning agility

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

FANUC programming

Job description

Cummins Inc. in Rocky Mount, NC, seeks a Controls Engineer to develop and support PLC-based control systems for manufacturing equipment, troubleshoot controls, electrical, and sensor issues, and assist in designing electrical control schematics. FANUC programming exposure is a plus.

You will collaborate with production, maintenance, and quality to improve uptime, support equipment startups and preventive maintenance, and maintain change control with accurate revision history.