Automation Engineer

Requirements:

• BSEE preferred or required for the Controls Engineer role.
• Experience with automation engineering, machine controls, PLCs, HMIs, and custom automated packaging lines.
• Familiarity with Structured Text and Ladder Logic programming.
• Experience with electrical design software such as EPLAN or AutoCAD Electrical, and FactoryTalk Machine Interface Developer.
• Knowledge of servos, motors, variable frequency drives, sensors, actuators, and machine vision systems such as Cognex or Keyence.
• Experience with articulated-arm robots and end effectors, such as FANUC, ABB, Kuka, or Motoman.
• Familiarity with machine-network data communications, including Ethernet, TCP/IP, and LAN/WAN.
• Related experience in controls design, systems integration, industrial manufacturing machinery, electronics, or linear and rotary motion control is considered.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and program controls systems for robot cells and production-line sections used in high-speed, high-volume consumer goods assembly and packaging.
• Guide controls work from concept through architectural decisions, selection and design of systems, and creation of schematics and flow diagrams.
• Source and select control-system components, including sensors, vision systems, controllers, HMIs, drives, motors, actuators, and associated software.
• Create 3D designs and develop project-specific operator interfaces on the FactoryTalk platform, including their graphical interfaces and workflows.
• Prepare project documentation.

Technologies:

• 3D
• ARM
• Ethernet
• Flow
• LAN
• Network
• TCP/IP
• Unity
• GameDev
• C++
• Security

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We are hiring a Controls Engineer for packaging automation in Rockford, Illinois, to help develop turnkey systems for major global manufacturers using a diverse range of advanced technologies. We offer a transparent, collaborative workplace with an emphasis on work-life balance, team unity, recognition, paid training, and mentoring. Our growing, well-capitalized company provides career development opportunities, family benefits, tuition reimbursement, a company-matched 401(k), bonuses, profit sharing, and four weeks of paid vacation. The role is based in a community known for its educational resources and relatively low housing costs.

last updated 43 week of 2026