Controls HMI Engineer

Körber Group•Pine Grove Township, PA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Controls HMI Engineer designs, develops, tests, deploys, and commissions industrial HMI and SCADA solutions for automated material handling and parcel logistics systems. The role uses HMI/SCADA, PLC integration, industrial networking, database connectivity, and visualization expertise to provide safe, reliable, maintainable, operator-focused systems. The engineer supports the full project lifecycle, from requirements definition and functional design through software development, emulation, factory acceptance testing, field commissioning, site acceptance testing, customer training, and post-deployment support. The position works with controls, electrical, mechanical, software, commissioning, project management, installation, and customer teams to integrate visualization successfully with the broader automation system. The role also contributes to HMI engineering standards, reusable graphic libraries, alarm management practices, software quality processes, technical documentation, and continuous improvement. It is a full-time, exempt position in a hybrid work setting, based with Körber’s parcel logistics team in Irving, Texas. Travel may be up to 40% of the year, including short assignments and multiple 10/4 rotations. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
Five years of experience developing, commissioning, or supporting industrial automation, HMI, or SCADA systems; a master’s degree in a related field may be considered in lieu of experience.
Experience developing industrial HMI/SCADA applications using Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE/ME, Siemens WinCC Professional, WinCC Unified or HMI Comfort Panels within TIA Portal, Inductive Automation Ignition Vision/Perspective, AVEVA System Platform and InTouch HMI, or comparable platforms.
Experience using PLC software and knowledge of EtherNet/IP, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, managed industrial switches, and Layer 2/Layer 3 network fundamentals.
Ability to develop and interpret functional specifications, sequences of operation, control narratives, electrical schematics, network architecture drawings, and software design documentation.
Knowledge of high-performance HMI design, alarm management, industrial cybersecurity, and applicable OSHA, NFPA 70E, ANSI, ISA, electrical, and machine-safety requirements.
Experience diagnosing and resolving issues across integrated automation systems, including HMIs, PLCs, scanners, VFDs, servo systems, safety controllers, distributed I/O, and industrial networks.
Ability to lead HMI/SCADA work packages, coordinate technical activities on complex projects, conduct peer reviews, mentor engineers, and collaborate in a matrixed project environment.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, interpersonal, and customer-service skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality technical solutions within established project schedules and budgets.
Currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; the employer will not sponsor work visas.
Willingness to travel up to 40% of the year, including short-duration assignments and multiple 10/4 rotations.

Nice To Haves

Material handling or related industry experience.
Experience with SQL databases, historians, scripting, data logging, reporting, and system interfaces.
Knowledge of version control, release management, backup and recovery, emulation, simulation, virtual commissioning, and software validation methodologies.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, configure, test, deploy, and commission HMI and SCADA applications for material handling, sortation, warehouse automation, and parcel logistics systems.
Develop and maintain reusable graphic libraries, equipment faceplates, navigation structures, templates, and scripts; create operator displays, system overviews, diagnostics, alarm summaries, trends, reports, and maintenance interfaces.
Translate customer standards, sequences of operation, control narratives, electrical drawings, and functional requirements into maintainable HMI/SCADA designs and testable software deliverables.
Integrate HMI/SCADA applications with PLCs, OPC UA servers, industrial databases, historians, reporting tools, and warehouse control or execution systems.
Support emulation, simulation, virtual commissioning, FAT, SAT, and performance validation to verify functionality and compliance with project requirements.
Diagnose and resolve HMI/SCADA, PLC communication, industrial network, database, alarm, scripting, and visualization issues.
Collaborate with controls, electrical, mechanical, software, commissioning, project management, installation, and customer teams to achieve project objectives.
Provide technical guidance and knowledge transfer to engineering, commissioning, operations, and maintenance personnel.
Implement industrial cybersecurity and access-control practices in accordance with project, customer, and information security requirements.
Contribute to engineering standards, graphic libraries, alarm management practices, software quality processes, documentation, and continuous improvement.
Travel up to 40% of the year, including short-duration assignments and multiple 10/4 rotations, based on project requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.