Senior Electrical Controls Engineer — Industrial Automation Leader

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Forest Acres (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid medical premium

Matching 401(k)

Profit sharing bonus

Overtime eligibility

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer to design, program, and commission control systems for industrial automation across multiple facilities.

You will work on PLC programming, HMIs, drives, and networked control systems on real manufacturing equipment. Ideal candidates have a strong background in electrical panel design, P&IDs, and SCADA/ DCS environments, with hands-on experience across multiple platforms and vendors.

Qualifications

• You have designed, developed, and troubleshooted automated manufacturing systems.
• You possess PLC programming expertise for industrial automation.
• You have experience with HMI design for machine/process control.
• You have working knowledge of industrial networks used in control systems.
• You can read electrical schematics and P&IDs.
• You have motion control and servo drive experience.
• You have electrical control panel design and integration background.
• You hold a engineering degree or technical equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop control systems for industrial automation.
• Program and troubleshoot PLCs for manufacturing systems.
• Create and refine HMI screens and operator interfaces.
• Configure drives, servos, and motion control solutions.
• Design and troubleshoot industrial networks for controls/SCADA.
• Read schematics, P&IDs, and engineering drawings.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, and system owners.
• Manage timelines to keep work on schedule and budget.
• Conduct testing, startup, and commissioning of systems.
• Troubleshoot issues and implement long-term fixes.
• Support improvements and upgrades to existing equipment.
• Provide customer-facing engineering services and technical support.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI design

Industrial networks

Schematics reading

Motion control

Electrical panel design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Technical associate’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Rockwell Automation

Omron

Mitsubishi

GE

Fanuc

DeltaV

SCADA (Ignition, FactoryTalk View, iFix, Wonderware, WinCC, Citect, VTScada, ICONICS)

Job description

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Sr. Electrical Controls Engineer to design, program, and commission control systems for industrial automation across multiple facilities.

You will work on PLC programming, HMIs, drives, and networked control systems on real manufacturing equipment. Ideal candidates have a strong background in electrical panel design, P&IDs, and SCADA/ DCS environments, with hands-on experience across multiple platforms and vendors.