Sr. Controls/Automation Engineer III
About The Position
Sammons Industrial is hiring a senior controls and automation engineer to provide technical leadership across automation projects. The role balances engineering leadership with hands-on work, guiding design decisions, strengthening processes, and delivering reliable customer solutions. The position includes working regularly at a customer site in Mansfield, Texas, with flexibility as project needs require, and overnight travel to other customer locations up to 25%. The candidate must live in the greater Dallas–Fort Worth area. The engineer will guide controls engineering from system design and PLC/HMI programming through commissioning, testing, and go-live. They will collaborate with sales, project managers, software engineers, installation teams, and customers; mentor engineers; provide oversight of subcontracted automation partners; review designs, scope, deliverables, and acceptance testing; and help develop engineering standards and improve processes.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of controls engineering experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency with Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMI systems, and AutoCAD.
- Experience with barcode scanning, high-speed sortation, scales, labeling systems, and industrial electrical and safety standards.
- Ability to guide engineers, evaluate third-party automation solutions, manage technical risk, and communicate clearly with customers and cross-functional teams.
- Willingness to work regularly at the customer site in Mansfield, Texas, with flexibility as projects require.
- Must live in the greater Dallas–Fort Worth area.
- Willingness to travel overnight up to 25% to support other customer locations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in conveyor systems, material handling, or warehouse automation.
- Familiarity with WCS, WES, or WMS.
Responsibilities
- Guide controls engineering across multiple projects, from system design and PLC/HMI programming through commissioning, testing, and go-live.
- Help teams make sound technical decisions while prioritizing safety, quality, and customer needs.
- Collaborate with sales, project managers, software engineers, installation teams, and customers to solve challenges and evaluate technology.
- Ensure electrical, mechanical, controls, and software systems work together seamlessly.
- Mentor developing engineers and guide internal teams.
- Provide technical oversight of subcontracted automation partners.
- Review designs, project scope, deliverables, and acceptance testing to reduce risk and meet commitments.
- Shape engineering standards and improve processes to increase system reliability, team effectiveness, and customer success.
- Support customers at the Mansfield, Texas site and other customer locations as projects require.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and performance-based bonuses
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k)
- Training and tuition reimbursement
- Work/life balance
- Paid holidays and time off
- Health and wellness benefits
- Tool benefits
- PPE and uniforms
- Safety boot program
- Company-paid life and short-term disability insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
