Hiring: Lead CNC Controls Engineer Company: Randstad USA Location: Middle River, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:19:42 Employment Type: On-site Target Skills & Keywords : PLC, SCADA About the job Experience: •5+ years of hands-on industrial controls engineering at a machine builder, systems integrator, or advanced automated manufacturing facility (BS in Electrical, Controls, or Mechatronics Engineering preferred; equivalent hands-on experience in machine tool controls will be considered). •5 years of experience •Minimum 5 years of experience Required Skills: •This is a specialized machine tool technical authority role. We are specifically seeking engineers with direct experience in CNC motion trajectories and PLC-to-NC machine state logic (Siemens Sinumerik or FANUC PMC). •Salary: $115,000 - 140,000 per year work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors •Write and optimize PLC state logic that handshakes directly with CNC controllers-managing Mode Groups (AUTO, MDI, JOG), M/S/T code handshakes, feed hold interlocks, channel overrides, and axis enable/inhibit logic. •Develop, debug, and support control code natively in Siemens TIA Portal / Sinumerik (840D sl / ONE) or FANUC PMC Ladder III (G&F interface signals). •Set the rules for our entire facility-defining controls architecture, machine safety standards (ISO 13849 / IEC 62061), platform priorities, tagging/naming conventions, and version control. •Act as the ultimate technical authority for capital projects. Author controls Statements of Work (SOWs) and User Requirements Specifications (URS), review vendor electrical/controls designs, and lead Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) and Site Acceptance Tests (SAT). •Configure multi-axis robotic cells (FANUC, ABB, KUKA), coordinated robot-to-PLC/CNC interfaces, vision systems, and OT networks (Profinet, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, OPC-UA). •Serve as the senior escalation point when critical machinery goes down, tracing root causes across software, electrical schematics, mechanical hardware, and NC motion paths simultaneously. Qualifications: •Proven experience programming the PLC/PMC layer that interfaces directly with an NC kernel (tool changers, Siemens interface DBs, FANUC G/F byte mapping, ASUBs, pallet changers). •Direct programming fluency in Siemens TIA Portal / Sinumerik OR FANUC CNC / PMC Ladder III. •Demonstrated technical and practical ability to trace faults across controls software, electrical panels, and mechanical hardware on complex automated machinery. •HMI and SCADA development experience in WinCC, FactoryTalk, or Ignition platforms. •Operational familiarity with data acquisition architecture, OPC-UA implementation, or machine-to-system communication in a production environment Compensation: •Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (effective Day 1) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!