Senior PLC Controls Engineer — Automation Leader

Churchdwight; Concord (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Church & Dwight in York, PA is seeking a Sr Controls Engineer to provide plant electrical instrumentation and controls engineering support in the design, assembly, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning of PLC-based control systems.

You will lead cross-functional teams, promote a safety culture, manage automation capital projects, improve control logic for efficiency, and mentor instrumentation staff, ensuring NEC/UL and NFPA70E compliance across the site.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in engineering or controls roles.
• 4-year post-secondary degree in a relevant technical field.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety culture and obey plant safety policies.
• Design and modify process control and instrumentation systems.
• Manage automation capital projects within scope, cost, and time.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve critical objectives.
• Mentor instrumentation controls staff and assist in troubleshooting.
• Ensure compliance with NEC/UL standards and NFPA70E.

Skills

PLC controls

NEC/UL standards

Allen Bradley

Electrical safety NFPA70E

Lean manufacturing

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

4-year technical degree in a related field

Tools

MS Project

SAP Maintenance Module

AutoCAD

CMMS

Job description

Church & Dwight in York, PA is seeking a Sr Controls Engineer to provide plant electrical instrumentation and controls engineering support in the design, assembly, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning of PLC-based control systems.

You will lead cross-functional teams, promote a safety culture, manage automation capital projects, improve control logic for efficiency, and mentor instrumentation staff, ensuring NEC/UL and NFPA70E compliance across the site.