Senior Controls Engineer - Remote Automated Distribution

SanMar Corp.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan with matches

Life insurance

Short/long-term disability

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Job summary

SanMar seeks a Senior Controls Engineer (Automated Distribution) to lead optimization, maintenance, and expansion of our AMHS network. You’ll be the technical anchor for high-volume facilities, ensuring PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial networks operate at peak efficiency while bridging OT and WMS.

You will champion hardware/software control strategies, support FAT, on-site startups, and partner with software teams to integrate controls with WCS/WMS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent hands-on experience in controls engineering.
• 4+ years in industrial controls with high-volume distribution or logistics.
• Strong experience with PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA.
• Experience with AMRs/AGVs preferred.
• Willingness to travel 50-60% domestically.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on hardware/software control strategy architecture and electrical schematics.
• Write and debug PLC code, HMIs, and SCADA; configure PLCs and HMI/SCADA systems.
• Lead support, tuning, and deployment of conveyors, sorters, ASRS.
• Oversee FAT, validation, and on-site startup troubleshooting.
• Integrate hardware controls with WCS/WMS for data flow.
• Serve as Tier-3 escalation for faults to minimize downtime.
• Manage automation capital projects from concept to FAT, including vendor management and budgeting.
• Guide multisite technicians and junior engineers on troubleshooting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with policies and standards.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Automation

Industrial controls

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA systems

AMRs/AGVs

SQL/Python scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, or related field

Tools

Studio 5000/Logix (Allen-Bradley)

Siemens TIA Portal

EtherNet/IP

Profinet

Modbus

HMI/SCADA software

Job description

SanMar seeks a Senior Controls Engineer (Automated Distribution) to lead optimization, maintenance, and expansion of our AMHS network. You’ll be the technical anchor for high-volume facilities, ensuring PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and industrial networks operate at peak efficiency while bridging OT and WMS.

You will champion hardware/software control strategies, support FAT, on-site startups, and partner with software teams to integrate controls with WCS/WMS.