Controls & Automation Engineer

Controls & Automation Engineer / PLC & SCADA Controls Engineer

Location: Ramsey, NJ

Step into a role where your automation expertise directly powers advanced process systems used across highly regulated industries. My client is seeking a hands-on Automation Engineer who thrives on building sophisticated PLC and SCADA solutions from the ground up—owning projects from concept through commissioning and customer impact. If you love bringing complex systems to life, this is your platform.

Why You Should Apply

• Competitive compensation (NEED SALARY INFORMATION)
• Work on high-impact, custom automation systems
• Direct involvement in commissioning and customer-facing innovation
• Exposure to advanced virtualization, database, and integration technologies
• Overnight travel limited to approximately 10%
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What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and commission Allen Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix & PLC-5 systems using RSLogix
• Design and configure Wonderware and/or GE iFix SCADA applications
• Build and integrate SQL databases and reporting tools
• Create functional specs, design documents, and validation protocols
• Review P&IDs, panel layouts, schematics, and interconnect drawings
• Support commissioning, training, validation, and field service
• Specify and troubleshoot control hardware and instrumentation
  
  

About You

• Deep expertise developing (not modifying) PLC applications from scratch
• Advanced SCADA configuration including scripting, security, and recipe handling
• Strong cGMP awareness impacting control system design
• Experience integrating thin client and virtualization technologies
• Confined space entry readiness