Manager, Controls and Automation Engineer (Manufacturing)

Location: CG – CGBO, Chicopee, Massachusetts, United States

Salary: $113,200–$141,400–$169,600 annual

Company

hirify.global is a premium golf equipment, gear, and apparel company whose brands include hirify.global, Odyssey, TravisMathew, and OGIO.

What you will do

• Lead controls and electrical engineering for new equipment installations, production equipment upgrades, programming, integration, testing, commissioning, and documentation.
• Develop, modify, and troubleshoot PLC, HMI, robotics, VFD, servo, sensor, safety, and related factory control systems.
• Support manufacturing and maintenance with complex breakdowns, reliability issues, equipment startups, acceptance testing, commissioning, and debugging.
• Create and maintain electrical schematics, panel layouts, I/O documentation, machine specifications, bills of materials, and control-system documentation.
• Identify automation, data-collection, process, productivity, safety, quality, yield, and cost improvements, including support for Capital Appropriation Requests and Lean initiatives.
• Supervise, coach, train, and evaluate Electrical and Mechanical Engineers while coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, quality, EHS, vendors, and third-party manufacturing sites.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3–5 years of controls, automation, electrical, or manufacturing engineering experience in a production environment, including demonstrated PLC-based machine-control programming and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in PLC programming, integration, documentation, and troubleshooting; Allen-Bradley and/or Mitsubishi experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of HMI development, industrial networks, VFDs, servo drives, sensors, safety circuits, robotics, and electromechanical control systems.
• Ability to read, create, and revise electrical schematics, control-system documentation, bills of materials, and machine specifications.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes and applying controls and automation to improve safety, reliability, quality, productivity, and yield.
• Strong critical-thinking, root-cause analysis, and troubleshooting skills across electrical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and software systems.
• Working knowledge of computers, databases, Ethernet/TCP/IP networks, manufacturing data collection, and system integration.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AutoCAD or a similar CAD package.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, communicate technical information, collaborate cross-functionally, train affected personnel, and work with moderate independence.
• Flexibility to support equipment startups, critical breakdowns, and production needs outside normal working hours when required.

Nice to have

• Two or more years of supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of Lean manufacturing methodologies.
• Equivalent combinations of education and directly related experience may be considered.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in a manufacturing operations environment.
• Work safely while following PPE requirements and standardized processes.
• Support an inclusive workplace focused on respect, connection, openness, authenticity, and diverse perspectives.
• Employment is at will, and responsibilities may change or include other duties assigned by the Senior Facilities Manager.