Overview Corporation
Application Controls Engineer
United States | Field Based
Sponsorship not specified$60k-$80kDetected 120 days ago
PLCControlsCommunication
About the role
- You'll be the technical person making our systems work on the factory floor.
- This is hands-on field work: you'll install hardware, integrate with PLC systems, troubleshoot in real-time, and ensure vision systems are running reliably on production lines.
- You'll work directly with customers, their maintenance teams, and their production engineers to get systems live and keep them running.
Responsibilities
- Map I/O, set up communication protocols, and validate connectivity
- Collaborate with plant electricians and equipment technicians when needed
- Validate system performance on actual production lines (speed, accuracy, reliability)
- Document configuration and create setup guides for customer teams
- Provide ongoing support during the first weeks of production operation
- Direct support from our engineering team when you hit complex issues
Requirements
- 2+ years working directly with PLC systems (Allen Bradley, Siemens, GE Automation, or similar)
- Experience configuring I/O, programming logic, and troubleshooting connectivity
- Hands-on experience integrating systems with production equipment
- Experience in live production environments
- You can work with customer shift schedules and production priorities
- Familiarity with industrial communication protocols (Ethernet, Profibus, Modbus, serial)
- Experience training operators and engineers on new systems
- Comfort working independently and making technical decisions in the field
- Track record of owning technical projects from start to finish
Nice to have
- Experience with specific platforms: Allen Bradley CompactLogix/ControlLogix, Siemens S7-1200/S7-1500
- Exposure to industrial networking or controls system security
- You're not maintaining legacy systems.
- You'll be deploying proven technology into new environments and solving real integration challenges.
- You see immediate impact.
- Your work directly affects production lines and customer operations-your troubleshooting and integration directly impacts uptime and output.
- You work with real manufacturers.
- you're the person responsible for ensuring systems work end-to-end.
Skills
- You'll have what you need to do the job
Compensation
- Competitive compensation + equity (startup scaling trajectory)
Benefits
- Technical growth: You'll expand across controls, vision, and AI systems
- Competitive compensation + equity (startup scaling trajectory)
- you'll install hardware, integrate with PLC systems, troubleshoot in real-time, and ensure vision systems are running reliably on production lines.
Company info
- Our customers don't need another software tool.
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