SR Controls Engineer

Auriasolutions; Holmesville (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plan

Fertility benefits

Parental leave and adoption benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Employer match up to 4%

Salary continuation and LTD

Job summary

Auria Solutions seeks a Sr Controls Engineer to join our North America Corporate Engineering Group. This role can be located at any Auria plant in the United States and may travel up to 50% to North American Plants.

You will design, implement, and optimize advanced controls, PLC/HMI logic, robotics, and interfacing with plant networks. Collaborate with OEMs and internal teams to ensure safety and standards, mentor plant controls engineers, and manage project timelines and budgets while pursuing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5–7 years of experience as a Controls Engineer.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley and Siemens PLC/HMI systems.
• Industrial protocols such as Ethernet, Profibus, RS-232, DeviceNet, DH+.

Responsibilities

• Design, update, and improve controls systems including robotics, PLC logic, electrical distribution, motor and motion controls, and vision systems.
• Integrate machine and plant networking for remote access, monitoring, data storage, and traceability.
• Ensure new equipment meets Auria’s safety and controls standards in collaboration with OEMs.
• Coordinate with management, maintenance, and engineering teams to implement upgrades.
• Mentor and train plant controls engineers and manage project timelines and costs.

Skills

Controls engineering

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens PLC

HMI systems

Industrial networks

Ethernet/Profibus/RS-232

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PLC/HMI software

Job description

Description

Auria is a leading global supplier of highly-engineered systems for automotive flooring, acoustical, thermal, aerodynamic and other fiber-based solutions for gas and electric vehicles. With U.S.-based operational headquarters in Southfield, Michigan, Auria operates 16 manufacturing, 9 technical and 5 JV locations across 10 countries and employs approximately 3,700 people worldwide.

We are currently searching for Sr Controls Engineer to join our North America Corporate Engineering Group. This position can be located at any of our plants in the United States and will be based on the successful candidates current location. The role will also require up to 50% travel to our North America Plants.

What you will do:

• Design, update, and continuously improve controls systems including robotics, Allen Bradley and Siemens PLC logic, electrical distribution, motor controls, motion controls, operator interfaces, hydraulics and pneumatics controls, and vision systems
• Integrate machine and plant networking solutions to provide remote access to equipment, equipment monitoring and data storage, and Poke-Yoke traceability
• Able to work with OEMs to guarantee new equipment is designed and built to Auria’s and national & local authority’s safety and controls standards
• Integrate various barcode reading and OCR systems into various equipment and secondary tooling
• Coordinate in a professional and effective manner with all levels of management, engineering, maintenance, etc to ensure new equipment and upgrades are implemented in the best possible means
• Candidate is expected to teach themselves functionality of new devices and controls systems as technology advances and equipment is updated
• Manage timelines and costs with each project
• Assist in identifying critical spares on new and current equipment.
• Mentor and train plant controls engineers where applicable.
• Other Duties as Assigned Other duties as assigned.

What you will gain as a part of the Auria Team:

• An opportunity to enroll in full medical, dental and vision plan. As well as voluntary benefits.
• Fertility Benefits available for those enrolled in our medical plan for financial support of treatment options
• Parental Leave and Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits for salaried employees
• Tuition Reimbursement available for eligible employees to continue education
• Auria matches 50% of your contributions up to 8%, for a maximum Auria match of 4%
• Salary Continuation & Long Term Disability (LTD)

What you will bring:

• BachelorsDegree inElectrical Engineeringor relatedfield,preferred
• 5-7 years of experience as a Controls Engineer, preferred
• ExperienceAllen Bradley andSiemens andPLC/HMI systems
• Industrial protocols such as Ethernet, Profibus, RS-232, Devicenet, DH+

Travel Requirements:

Ability to travel up to50% of the time to North American Plants, including Mexico

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:

• Ability to setup, troubleshoot, and maintain PLC control systems and related accessories
• Ability to setup, troubleshoot, and maintain VFD and Servo motor controls
• Basic LAN knowledge and functionality (TCP/IP)
• Basic LAN hardware knowledge (switches, cabling, routers)
• Ability to perform Software installation/upgrading
• Knowledge of manufacturing equipment and systems involving thermoforming, IR ovens, Hot Air ovens, Ultrasonic Welding, and robotics
• Knowledge of safety systems and the integration of those systems.
• Ability to communicate cross functionally with both plant and corporate teams

When applying to Auria positions, you will be taken to our career site ("careers.auriasolutions.com") to apply directly with us even through external job boards. Auria utilizes an in-depth interview process and will extend offers to successful candidates only at the completion of our process.

Auria reminds all candidates that we will never ask for sensitive financial information throughout our process. We remind all candidates to take caution with any position that they are applying for or when engaging with recruiters.