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Automation Engineer

Adapta Controls
Salt Lake, UT Full Time
POSTED ON 6/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/28/2026

Join the Adapta Controls team!

We're a control systems integrator based in Midvale, Utah. We provide automated equipment and electrical controls & automation engineering for manufacturers. From design, programming, installation, and maintenance we pride ourselves in providing technical expertise for a wide range of clients in many different industries. We enthusiastically deliver professionalism and craftsmanship on every job to every client.

We’re looking for a candidate who can lead an automation project for the entire life cycle from initial design to programming to checkout to maintenance years later. We need a versatile engineer who is ready to learn and program on any platform. If this is you, you will be solving diverse technical problems with your ability and your creativity. You will be working and interfacing with a wide variety of clients and customers. If you're excited to grow your technical expertise every day by solve challenging problems, we need you!

 

Skills & Responsibilities -

Design/Programming/Commissioning/Troubleshooting:

PLC's – Rockwell experience required

HMI's

Robotics - Fanuc experience preferred

Machine Vision

Motion & Motor Control

Machine Safety

Electrical Design - AutoCad experience helpful

Communications & Networking

Communicating technically and personally with clients at all position levels

Travel is required and will vary in frequency and duration

 

Qualifications -

Proven experience demonstrating the skills and responsibilities listed above

Engineering degree (EE, ME, CS) is preferred

Proven demonstration of resiliency, adaptability, and determination

 

Benefits -

Competitive starting salary based on prior experience

Salary increases based on effort and competence

Bonus pay based on impact on company performance

Paid time off

Health & Dental stipend, and Retirement Matching

No relocation benefits provided, please do not apply if you do not already reside in the Salt Lake City metro area

No visa sponsorship provided

Company Description
Adapta Controls is a control systems integrator based in Midvale, Utah. We provide machine builds, system integration, panel builds, and field service of electrical controls & automated equipment for manufacturers across a wide range of industries. Providing customer success is our driving principle. We pride ourselves in providing technical expertise to deliver safe, robust, and successful solutions for our clients. We enthusiastically deliver professionalism and craftsmanship on every job to every client. Adapta Controls is the premier automation engineering resource for manufacturers throughout Utah and beyond.

Salary : $90,000 - $125,000

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