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Controls Engineer

Rule 5 Hire
Oakland, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 1/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/27/2026
  • Creating and commissioning industrial controls systems, PLC software design, and HMI screens, for different industries and environments.
  • Responsible for PLC/HMI code development, code installation, debug on job site, and commissioning of the complete system.
  • Conducting the peripheral device programming, machine PLC programming, coordinate the machine debug, power-up, and machine validation with build and electrical teams.
  • Ensure that systems are designed and programmed to customer and/or DyAG build specifications using standard techniques and approaches.
  • Travel to customer sites for installation and startup of systems.

Skills/Experience Required:

  • 3 years of Controls Engineering/PLC/HMI programming experience
  • Rockwell Allen Bradley software and Studio 5000 with MES integration experience required.
  • Rockwell MES (Factorytalk Production Center) highly preferred.
  • Work directly with equipment integrators to implement existing AOIs in Rockwell PLCs.
  • Support testing and validation of the implemented transactions
  • Support debug and commissioning and carrying out changes based on debug/commissioning results.
  • The ability to program/write code/ladder logic from scratch
  • Prior experience with automotive manufacturing integration and commissioning.
  • Prior experience programming within customer-defined standards and templates
  • Proficient with a variety of field bus networks including but not limited to DeviceNet, Ethernet I/P, Profibus, ProfiNet, etc. a plus.

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