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Controls Engineer

ENGEL North America
York, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/3/2026
ENGEL embodies a spirit of innovation, built on decades of experience. With a dynamic workplace, ENGEL is the injection molding industry leader in technological advancements, ensuring sustainable global growth. The ENGEL company history is a success story that we keep on writing everyday together with our employees.

Do you have what it takes to spur game-changing innovation, generate creative solutions and add world-class value to our customers? Then get ready to join the ENGEL team and become part of the next chapter in our history as we continue to grow the business in North America!

POSITION INFORMATION

Job Summary

Responsible for programming of new robots and automation equipment. Modification of existing Software for industrial robots and custom automation equipment. Troubleshoot and debug of existing products.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Electrical Design

  • Working together with project team to develop automation system according to customer specification
  • Ensure hardware is incorporated into mechanical design and collaborate with project team if required.
  • Adapt schematics to fullfill Software requirement
  • Research and implement new technologies to advance ENGEL automation systems
  • Generate specification for vendors according to project requirement
  • Creates and modifies electrical schematics using CAD programs such as Promis and E-Plan.
  • Ensure system meets safety standard of installation location (US and international regulations)
  • Establish documentation of automation and robotic system
  • Develop cable management layout to be impelented in mechanical design.
  • Create final documentation packages for customer and technicans

Software design

  • Generate Base Software based on electrical schematics
  • Creation and Modification of Software for Industrial Robots (articulated and linear)

and peripheral equipment (e.g. Laser-system, Vision-system, degating, labelling, etc.)

  • Design HMI and visualization for production cells
  • Programming of communication protocols (e.g. Ethercat, Ethernet, I/O Link, OPC UA, Profibus, Device Net, etc.)
  • Troubleshooting of Software at production facility and customer site
  • Support cross functional team for new and existing automation projects
  • Writing operator instruction, manuals and other documentation for custom software

Research and Development

  • Developing new features/modules for non ENGEL standard equipment
  • Impelementing new standards (Interfaces, Protocols,etc.)

Provides technical support

Provides technical support to project engineering and assembly manufacturing department as well as technical assistance to service technicians and customers.

Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by a supervisor.

Mental Requirements

The work environment is representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands are minimal and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job duties of the position.

WHY ENGEL? The ENGEL group has been thriving for decades. This is because as a family-run company, we rely on long-standing relationships and aim to live up to our own exacting standards of expertise and experience in all fields of plastics processing. We see ourselves as a driving, innovative force that has continually set new standards in a dynamic and diverse industry. Our competitive edge has come from generating added value for customers worldwide.

ENGEL attaches great importance to flexibility, innovation and self-responsibility of all of its employees and business units. This is the only way to consistently supply and guarantee results of the highest global standards.

ENGEL offers a competitive total compensation package to eligible employees, including: health, dental, LTD and life insurance, 401k with match, contribution to HSA, Dependent and Health FSA, vacation pay and holiday pay. We are looking forward to receiving your application and resume and going over the position with you.

ENGEL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protective veteran status or any other category protected by state or local laws.

ABOUT THIS COMPANY ENGEL is a global leader in the manufacture of plastics processing machines. Today, the ENGEL Group offers a full range of technology modules for plastics processing as a single source supplier: Injection molding machines for thermoplastics and elastomers, and automation. In 2016/2017 ENGEL’s turnover totaled approximately 1.36 billion euros worldwide, with 5,900 employees across nine production plants in Europe, North America and Asia (China and Korea), and subsidiaries and representatives in more than 85 countries. ENGEL offers its customers the excellent global support they need to compete and succeed with new technologies and leading-edge production systems.

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