Controls Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Location: 28704 Arden, North Carolina, United States

Company

Tutco-Farnam Custom Products manufactures custom electric heating elements, air heaters, and flexible surface heaters as a subsidiary of Smiths Group PLC.

What you will do

• Design industrial control panels, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, layouts, and bills of materials in accordance with UL 508A, UL698A, NEC, and customer standards.
• Develop, modify, and troubleshoot PLC programs across Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Emerson, and ABB platforms.
• Develop HMI and SCADA applications and implement PID loops, sequencing, interlocks, alarming, and safety functions.
• Configure and troubleshoot Ethernet/IP, Profinet, Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, Profibus, and OPC UA networks.
• Integrate PLCs with SCADA, MES, and third-party automation equipment.
• Lead factory and site acceptance testing, customer-site startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and technical documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in industrial automation or controls engineering.
• Hands-on programming and troubleshooting experience with multiple PLC platforms.
• Experience developing HMI/SCADA applications and troubleshooting electrical and automation systems.
• CAD experience with tools such as AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN.
• Knowledge of electrical safety and lockout/tagout procedures.

Nice to have

• UL 508A control panel design experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment.
• Work in a manufacturing and industrial automation environment.
• Inclusive workplace with equal consideration for qualified applicants.
• Candidate information is handled confidentially according to EEO guidelines.