Lead Automation Controls Engineer
Gables Search Group · Columbus, MS · 3 wk ago
EngineeringFull-time
What You’ll Do
- Lead electrical controls and PLC automation projects from equipment planning through commissioning.
- Improve production equipment reliability, uptime, efficiency, and safety.
- Troubleshoot difficult controls issues and mentor engineers and technical team members.
- Manage suppliers, schedules, equipment installations, and competing project priorities.
- Partner with production, maintenance, engineering, IT, and plant leadership on improvements.
What You’ll Bring
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- An established background in manufacturing automation, with approximately seven years or more of relevant experience.
- Strong Siemens PLC programming and troubleshooting skills, including hands-on TIA Portal experience.
- Experience designing and modifying electrical controls, interpreting electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic schematics, and conducting safety or risk assessments.
- A record of leading equipment projects, coordinating suppliers, and mentoring others.
- Experience with FANUC robotics, Cognex vision, Profibus, ProfiSafe, ASI-Bus, AutoCAD, or capital projects is helpful.