Senior Regional Automation Engineer - PLC/SCADA, 80% Travel

Amazon Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Amazon's Reliability & Maintenance Engineering team is seeking a Senior Regional Automation Engineer to lead high-level control systems support across a region of sites, engaging from commissioning to on-call support, and driving reliability and efficiency through analytics and standardized procedures.

This role requires extensive PLC/SCADA experience, proficiency with Siemens/Allen‑Bradley/Codesys, and a track record of leading cross-site automation projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, automation engineering, or equivalent.
• 7+ years PLC programming or automation engineering experience.
• 7+ years of industrial controls and automation experience.
• 7+ years of robotics work cells and control systems experience.
• Experience with Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys Ladder Logic.
• Experience applying AI/ML technologies to industrial automation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as regional SME for automation engineering and troubleshoot control systems to reduce downtime.
• Program and develop PLC/PC controller solutions and SCADA/OEE platforms; lead large cross-site projects.
• Create, monitor, and optimize KPIs for machine performance and report findings to leadership.
• Provide guidance for cross-team projects and on-call support across multiple sites.
• Travel up to 80% to deliver hands-on automation engineering support.

Skills

PLC programming

Industrial automation

Robotics work cells

Ladder Logic (Siemens/AB/Codesys)

Electrical theory

AI/ML in automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS / EE / Automation or equivalent

Tools

RSLogix5000

Studio 5000

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Job description

Amazon's Reliability & Maintenance Engineering team is seeking a Senior Regional Automation Engineer to lead high-level control systems support across a region of sites, engaging from commissioning to on-call support, and driving reliability and efficiency through analytics and standardized procedures.

This role requires extensive PLC/SCADA experience, proficiency with Siemens/Allen‑Bradley/Codesys, and a track record of leading cross-site automation projects.