Senior Industrial Controls & Automation Engineer

Amazon Inc.; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks a Controls Systems Engineer to design, program, commission, and sustain automation systems across a high-volume manufacturing environment. You will architect PLC systems, build SCADA/HMI apps, integrate robots, and serve as the controls authority across MES/ERP/WMS/QMS layers.

You will work with a fast-paced factory floor, focusing on reliability, safety, and performance from pilot operations to full-scale production, troubleshooting live equipment and driving

Qualifications

• Experience programming with modern languages (Python, Ruby, Go, Java, C++, C#, Rust).
• Experience with Linux/Unix.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Experience with advanced automation controls systems.
• Experience in a fast-paced automated manufacturing environment.
• 4+ years hands-on in controls engineering, automation, or related disciplines.
• Experience designing and programming PLC architecture (Siemens TIA Portal and/or Rockwell Studio 5000/ControlLogix).
• Experience with SCADA/HMI system design, deployment, and management (Ignition, FactoryTalk, WinCC).
• Experience coordinating with system integrators and verifying vendor compliance with controls standards.
• Working knowledge of MES architecture and integration with ERP, WMS, QMS.

Responsibilities

• Design and program PLC architecture and define standards for scalable production.
• Enforce controls standards and verify vendor/compliance.
• Design, deploy, and maintain the SCADA/HMI layer for real-time line visibility.
• Implement automation and robot integration with standardized programming and safety.
• Develop functional safety designs and ensure safety-compliance.
• Implement MES integration at the controls layer and bridge to ERP/WMS/QMS.
• Partner with Factory Software on architecture, data models, and interfaces.
• Build traceability and quality data capture at the controls layer.
• Apply standards for connectivity protocols and data historians.
• Own controls scope for line deployment: design reviews, vendor coordination, commissioning, ramp.
• Coordinate system integrator relationships and drive issue resolution.
• Lead troubleshooting and reliability improvements during ramp to production.
• Collaborate with Operations, Process Eng, and Quality to meet requirements.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement countermeasures.
• Develop commissioning playbooks and startup checklists.
• Support 24/7 production via on-call.
• Create knowledge bases for controls reliability.
• Own technical documentation for electrical and control systems.

Skills

Programming languages

Linux/Unix

CI/CD

Bachelor's degree

Automation controls

Fast-paced environment

PLC architecture

SCADA/HMI

System integrators

MES/ERP/WMS integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Math

4+ years in controls/automation

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Rockwell Studio 5000/ControlLogix

Ignition

FactoryTalk

WinCC

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC seeks a Controls Systems Engineer to design, program, commission, and sustain automation systems across a high-volume manufacturing environment. You will architect PLC systems, build SCADA/HMI apps, integrate robots, and serve as the controls authority across MES/ERP/WMS/QMS layers.

You will work with a fast-paced factory floor, focusing on reliability, safety, and performance from pilot operations to full-scale production, troubleshooting live equipment and driving