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Project Engineer PLC Automation System Engineering Essential Industry

Job DescriptionJob Description

Stable and Growing North Carolina Based Niche Industry Company that builds-designs-services Electronic Control Systems for Essential Industries.

Excellent Advancement Potential, New And Interesting Projects, Company Culture of Embracing New Technology

Desired Skills/Experience:

  • Experience working in a Similar Multi-Projects Role surrounding PLC Based Industrial, Mechanical and/or Electronic Control Systems Involving HMI, Network Connectivity, FAT/SAT, Prototyping, user-stakeholder-client (internal or external client) communication and coordination.
  • Experience driving System Design+Build Projects while also creating and presenting metrics reporting and project updates to key stakeholders
  • Experience coordinating Control System Design and Builds with multiple departments including Software, Engineering, Field Service, Management, Client-Customer, Testing/QA and others
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience or Familiarity with PLC Programming and Ladder Logic.
  • Experience or Familiarity with PLC System connectivity Networks, Hardware, Motors/Motion Systems, Software, HMI, other PLC based systems.
  • Experience working in a similar role where you have researched-designed-built Electronic Control (or DCS or HMI or SCADA or Similar) systems.
  • Experience reading-defining-interpreting Electrical Diagrams, One Line Diagrams or Block Level Diagrams (experience with AutoCAD is ).
  • Detail Oriented with a strong Sense of Urgency and have excellent Customer Service/Customer Relationship management skills.
  • Good Business Sense: focused on ROI and Profitability of the Systems you are tasked with building and designing.
  • A College Degree (BSEE, ASEE or similar) or Training with a focus on Electrical Engineering is strongly .

Willingness to Learn (experience with any of these is a plus):

  • reading, understanding and defining contract terms and/or Service Level Agreements (SLA’s).
  • coordinating Field Engineering System Upstarts and Cutovers.
  • Working closely with Technical Customers to Change Initial Specs and System order based on various changes and availability of technical solutions.
  • Electronic System packing Lists and Billing Paperwork (BOM/Bill of materials); Experience writing Systems Documentation (how to guides, reference manuals, system-start-up lists, etc.).
  • Researching and Presenting new and existing technologies including Electrical, Infrastructure/Network Connectivity and UI Software/Database Reporting.
  • Control Systems Software Experience: WonderWare, iFix or similar.

Competitive Salary and Benefits, Great Opportunity.

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Company DescriptionConstantly updating our technology to meet the demands of our multi-site business customers; Experiencing a Major Demand for our unique offering; Profitable and Stable; Managerial Culture towards using the best available technology; Busy Company with a Recession Resistant Business Model.Company DescriptionConstantly updating our technology to meet the demands of our multi-site business customers; Experiencing a Major Demand for our unique offering; Profitable and Stable; Managerial Culture towards using the best available technology; Busy Company with a Recession Resistant Business Model.

Project Engineer PLC Automation System Engineering Essential Industry

Durham, NC
Full time

Published on 05/11/2025

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