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Automation Engineer
Arlington, TX | Onsite | 25–50% Travel
At ANDRITZ, we deliver automation and process solutions that help industrial customers improve performance, reliability, and efficiency.
We’re looking for a hands-on Automation Engineer who enjoys solving real-world controls challenges and taking projects from design and programming through startup and commissioning.
This is not a desk-only programming role. You’ll work directly with equipment, customers, field devices, and engineering teams to deliver complete industrial automation solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Design and implement PLC, HMI, and SCADA control systems
- Program, test, troubleshoot, and commission PLC systems
- Develop control architectures, I/O lists, network designs, and control narratives
- Configure and develop HMI and SCADA applications
- Integrate instrumentation, sensors, VFDs, motors, actuators, servos, and other field devices
- Troubleshoot electrical, controls, network, and instrumentation issues
- Support equipment upgrades, modernization, and retrofit projects
- Perform FAT, SAT, startup, and commissioning
- Develop and maintain electrical schematics and controls documentation
- Work closely with mechanical, electrical, process, manufacturing, and service teams
- Work directly with customers throughout design, implementation, and startup
- Support projects from concept through final turnover
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Automation, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent industrial controls experience
- 3 years of industrial automation, controls engineering, or systems integration experience
- Hands-on experience programming and troubleshooting PLCs
- Experience with industrial control panels, electrical systems, and field devices
- Ability to read and create electrical schematics and controls documentation
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work directly with customers
Experience with one or more of the following is a plus:
- Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation
- Siemens PLC platforms
- FactoryTalk, WinCC, AVEVA/Wonderware, Ignition, or similar HMI/SCADA platforms
- EtherNet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, TCP/IP, or other industrial networks
- Pressure, flow, temperature, and level instrumentation
- VFDs, motor controls, robotics, vision systems, or motion control
- Capital equipment, modernization, or retrofit projects
- Startup, commissioning, FAT, SAT, and field troubleshooting
- NFPA 70, NFPA 79, NFPA 70E, or related industrial electrical standards
Work Environment & Travel
- Onsite in Arlington, Texas
- Work includes office, manufacturing, project, and customer-site environments
- 25–50% travel for installations, customer support, startup, and commissioning
- Flexibility to support startup and commissioning schedules when needed
Why ANDRITZ?
You’ll have the opportunity to work on challenging industrial automation projects from design through implementation and startup. You’ll solve real equipment and process problems, work directly with customers, and build experience across multiple automation technologies and industries.
If you enjoy programming, troubleshooting, commissioning, and seeing your work come to life in the field, we’d like to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.