Automation (Controls) Engineer – Spring Grove, IL
Saba Talent
Location – Spring Grove, IL
Job Type – Direct Hire
Remote – No Remote
Years Of Experience – 5 – 10 years
Compensation – $100,000 – $130,000 Per Year
Full Benefits – Yes
Relocation Expenses – Yes
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Electrical and Automation Design and Procurement
Completely understand and be able to troubleshoot existing systems that have automated
control systems currently installed.
Research and develop for new processes and equipment.
Develop written specifications and budgets of new automation tools such as robots, co
bots, ASRS and other systems that advance the company automation footprint.
Quote and procure all new systems that align with written specifications and budgets with
contract reviews, supplier selection, negotiation and ROI of automated systems and
controls.
Troubleshoot complex automated systems.
Buyoff of installed automated systems to the written specifications.
Designs meet or exceed respective codes: Analysis, validation and due diligence is performed to
ensure quality of design with a priority on plant and personnel safety.
Research and review advanced sensing and the integration of these systems into the automation
that is designed and developed.
The Automation engineer will be the corporate Subject Mater Expert and, in some cases, oversee
third party automation providers.
Communicate with the IT department and data science strategies to enable strong data capture,
reporting, process certification and machine learning.
This may include working with IT on a segregated system like a Laboratory Information
Management System (LIMS) from the DCS architecture currently deployed.
