Automation Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and maintain automation and control systems to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency in high-temperature industrial manufacturing processes.
Role type
Senior IC Automation Engineer (Industrial Controls)
Builds
PLC-controlled equipment, HMI/SCADA systems, and automated manufacturing lines
Domain
Industrial manufacturing (high-performance specialty fibers and inorganic materials)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
PLC programming and commissioning, industrial network protocols (Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Profibus, Modbus), HMI/SCADA development, machinery safety standards, root cause analysis, project management, lean manufacturing
Preferred skills
Allen Bradley/Siemens/Mitsubishi/Omron PLC platforms, servo drives and motion control, Six Sigma Yellow Belt, ISO9001/IATF16949 knowledge, time-served apprenticeship
Technologies
Allen Bradley, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Profibus, Modbus, HMI, SCADA, PLC
Responsibilities
Lead machinery safety assessments and electrical safety improvements, develop and maintain control systems for process stability, manage automation projects from design through commissioning, drive continuous improvement initiatives using data analysis, provide technical leadership to maintenance and operations teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC