Senior Controls Engineer: PLC/SCADA & Automation Lead

M.C. Dean, Inc; Suwanee (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

M.C. Dean, Inc is seeking a Controls Engineer 3 in Suwanee, GA. The role focuses on designing, programming, testing, and maintaining control systems across industrial sectors.

You will lead PLC/SCADA implementations, commission systems, and support ongoing maintenance while collaborating with cyber-physical infrastructure teams. Candidates should have a master's or bachelor’s in electrical engineering with 3+ years of relevant experience, strong ladder logic and structured text skills, and a

Qualifications

• Proficient in ladder logic and structured text.
• Ability to read electrical and control schematics.
• Experience starting up and calibrating control systems.
• Knowledge of PLC/SCADA platforms and integration.
• Strong problem-solving and field troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design documents for small projects and support larger programs.
• Lead programming/configuration for complex automation and SCADA apps.
• Test, commission, and deploy deployed systems; develop test fixtures.
• Maintain and troubleshoot existing systems; perform upgrades.
• Provide cost estimates and support bids.

Skills

Ladder logic

Structured text

Troubleshooting complex automation

PLC/DDC design & debugging

SCADA design & deployment

Control system startup/calibration

Networking basics

Read electrical schematics

Education

Master's degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Siemens SIMATIC

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Schneider Electric Modicon

Tridium Niagara Framework

AVEVA InTouch/System Platform

Ignition by Inductive Automation

GE Digital iFIX/CIMPLICITY

WinCC

FactoryTalk View

PI Historian

Job description

M.C. Dean, Inc is seeking a Controls Engineer 3 in Suwanee, GA. The role focuses on designing, programming, testing, and maintaining control systems across industrial sectors.

You will lead PLC/SCADA implementations, commission systems, and support ongoing maintenance while collaborating with cyber-physical infrastructure teams. Candidates should have a master's or bachelor’s in electrical engineering with 3+ years of relevant experience, strong ladder logic and structured text skills, and a