Duration: 12 months, possibility of extension
Location: Charlotte, NC (Travel to support projects at Hickory, Wilmington facilities as needed).

Job Description:

Top Skills

• Bachelor s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or other related technical field) required

• 7 years of Controls Engineering experience

About the Role

Client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Controls Engineer to support the design, installation, start-up, and debugging of advanced manufacturing equipment in a high-volume production environment. This role requires a mix of electrical design, hardware design, and programming capabilities to design Rockwell-based process and automated equipment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned controls professional who enProducts working directly with equipment, solving technical challenges, and supporting complex installation and start-up activities.

Education: Bachelor s Degree in Electrical Engineering (or other related technical field)

Experience: 7 years of relevant Controls Engineering experience

Responsibilities

In this role, you will serve as an electrical controls resource for manufacturing process improvement and capital expansion projects. You will lead the electrical and controls Product of assigned projects. Project focus will be implementation of PLC-based automation in Client’s manufacturing plants and processes.

You will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team that includes mechanical, electrical, controls, facilities, IT, and operations professionals to help ensure systems are installed, commissioned, and running safely and effectively.

Required Qualifications

• Software/controls programming experience with PLCs, HMIs (hardware/software), and SCADA systems, primarily Rockwell

• Experience with HMI and SCADA systems, primarily FT View, Optix, and Ignition

• Understanding of PID control implementation

• Capability to design, develop, and deliver fully integrated machine and motion control, automation, and process machine systems for manufacturing

• Ability to effectively leverage external machine builders and system integrators to design, develop, and deploy integrated manufacturing systems to global manufacturing facilities

• Understanding of electrical panel layout, schematic design, ladder logic programming, system testing, and troubleshooting

• AutoCAD and/or AutoCAD Electrical skills

• Familiarity with logic-based programming, including PLC and IEC-based programming structures such as ladder logic, function blocks, structured text, and sequential flowcharts

• Familiarity with Machine Safety Design principles per ISO 13849-1 & 2

• Ability to execute project assignments in a cross-functional team environment

• Experience designing and implementing industrial communication technologies (EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead controls engineering Product for automation and capital projects from concept development through design, build, installation, startup, and commissioning

• Design, develop, and deploy integrated automation and machine control systems using PLC, HMI, SCADA, and related controls technologies

• Define control architectures, functional specifications, and integration requirements that support manufacturing and process objectives

• Provide technical direction for controls work executed by contractors, system integrators, machine builders, and internal project team members

• Review and approve controls deliverables such as electrical schematics, panel layouts, PLC and HMI programs, network architecture, and integration documentation

• Troubleshoot complex controls, programming, networking, and system integration issues during project execution and startup

• Support commissioning, startup, training, and technology transfer as systems are handed off to plant teams

Travel Requirements

• Travel to support projects at Client s facilities in NC (Hickory, Wilmington) as needed

• Occasional travel to supplier or vendor locations may be required for equipment check-out prior to shipment

Work Schedule

• Typical schedule is 40 hours per week

• Schedule flexibility is required and may include weekends, holidays, or extended days during installation and start-up activities