Corporate Automation Engineer II

Arclin • Alpharetta, GA

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About The Position

The Corporate Automation Engineer provides technical leadership and hands-on support for plant automation and process-control systems across global operations. Reporting to the Director of Automation Engineering, the role oversees DCS, PLC/HMI, SCADA, automation software, machine vision, testing, validation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement. It also advances Industry 4.0 capabilities through IIoT data collection, real-time monitoring, connected equipment, and secure OT/IT integration.

The position supports automation improvements across global manufacturing operations, modernizes process-control infrastructure, and develops scalable Industry 4.0 solutions to strengthen reliability, visibility, and operational performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.
• Hands-on experience with industrial automation, instrumentation, process controls, DCS, PLC/HMI systems, SCADA, and control-system documentation.
• Ability to use data-driven methods to identify automation opportunities, improve process reliability, reduce variability, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across engineering, operations, IT, and vendor teams.
• Availability to support 24/7 manufacturing operations, including occasional after-hours support, as business needs require.
• Ability to work safely in a manufacturing environment, including occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs., standing for extended periods, bending, crouching, stooping, rotating, and climbing stairs.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Allen-Bradley, Emerson DeltaV, Honeywell, GE iFIX, historians, MES, dashboards, analytics tools, or process-data visualization systems.
• Automation project experience.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies, including IIoT platforms, smart sensors, connected equipment, edge computing, MCP/AI, industrial data acquisition, real-time monitoring, OT/IT integration, industrial networking, cybersecurity principles, and secure plant-to-enterprise data connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Support the specification, design, development, installation, commissioning, and validation of process control systems for complex capital projects.
• Design and implement process control strategies to improve efficiency, optimize performance, reduce variability, support compliance, and improve equipment and process reliability.
• Troubleshoot and optimize instrumentation and control systems, investigate incidents, and perform root cause analysis for related process issues.
• Lead Industry 4.0 initiatives, including smart manufacturing, connected equipment, IIoT data collection, real-time monitoring, and digital transformation of plant automation systems.
• Develop automation data pipelines, dashboards, historian systems, and analytics tools to improve visibility into equipment performance, process trends, quality, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with IT, operations, engineering, and vendors to implement secure OT/IT connectivity, edge devices, industrial networking, and scalable digital manufacturing solutions.
• Provide programming, design, installation, and lifecycle management support for manufacturing process controls, automation systems, and field instrumentation technologies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level