What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Engineer position at NPAworldwide?
Job Description
Locations: Gainesville, GA or Jefferson, GAShift: 1st Shift | 7:30am 4:30pmCompensation: $75,000 $150,000 (based on experience)Reports To: Assistant ManagerEnvironment: Manufacturing | Office & Factory FloorEmployment Type: Fulltime
Role Overview
We are seeking a Controls Engineer to support and advance nextgeneration manufacturing automation across its North American operations. This role combines handson controls engineering, system integration, and continuous improvement, working directly on the factory floor to improve safety, productivity, reliability, and throughput.
Youll partner closely with manufacturing, maintenance, IT, vendors, and leadership to design, deploy, and maintain robust automation and mechatronic systems that support our longterm manufacturing strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Bachelors Degree in:
This role blends officebased engineering with regular onfloor manufacturing work, requiring the ability to:
Well known employer with locations across the united states.
Locations: Gainesville, GA or Jefferson, GAShift: 1st Shift | 7:30am 4:30pmCompensation: $75,000 $150,000 (based on experience)Reports To: Assistant ManagerEnvironment: Manufacturing | Office & Factory FloorEmployment Type: Fulltime
Role Overview
We are seeking a Controls Engineer to support and advance nextgeneration manufacturing automation across its North American operations. This role combines handson controls engineering, system integration, and continuous improvement, working directly on the factory floor to improve safety, productivity, reliability, and throughput.
Youll partner closely with manufacturing, maintenance, IT, vendors, and leadership to design, deploy, and maintain robust automation and mechatronic systems that support our longterm manufacturing strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize PLC programs (AllenBradley, Mitsubishi) for production equipment
- Engineer, test, and commission new automation and mechatronic systems
- Troubleshoot complex controls issues and support maintenance teams to reduce downtime
- Perform root cause analysis on recurring equipment failures and implement longterm fixes
- Develop and maintain controls standards and best practices across the plant
- Create detailed technical documentation (schematics, risk assessments, operator instructions)
- Manage automation and controls projects from concept through launch (scope, cost, timeline)
- Integrate automated systems with MES platforms in collaboration with IT
- Work with vendors to evaluate new technologies and automation solutions
- Support preventive maintenance strategy development for automated equipment
- Train manufacturing and maintenance teams on new systems and upgrades
- Occasionally support offshift or weekend activities as needed
- Strong technical communication (written & verbal)
- Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail
- Collaborative, teamoriented mindset
- Selfmotivated with openness to feedback
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
- Flexible and responsive to production and project demands
- AllenBradley PLC platforms
- AutoCAD Electrical
- HMI design and development
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Project management experience
- Programming exposure: Visual Basic, C/C , Python
Bachelors Degree in:
- Automation Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Related field
- 3 years of relevant industry experience in controls, software development, automation, or engineering/IT
This role blends officebased engineering with regular onfloor manufacturing work, requiring the ability to:
- Stand and walk on concrete floors
- Use hand tools and test equipment
- Read and interpret detailed schematics
- Allen-Bradley PLC platforms
- AutoCAD Electrical
- HMI design and development
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Project management experience
- Programming exposure: Visual Basic, C/C , Python
- Automation Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Related field
- 3 years of relevant industry experience in controls, software development, automation, or engineering/IT
Well known employer with locations across the united states.
Salary : $75,000 - $150,000