Senior Automation Design Engineer
Innovate - United States
Hiring: Senior Automation Design Engineer Company: Innovate Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:39:10 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AutoCAD, PLC About the job Experience: •Be a genuinely hands-on engineer who enjoys being close to the detail and the build rather than working purely from a desk. You will be collaborative, dependable and comfortable taking ownership of projects from initial concept through to completion. •This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to have real technical influence, support and mentor other engineers, and help shape a growing automation engineering function. Required Skills: •We are working with a long-established machine builder with more than 115 years of engineering heritage. With significant growth, the business is looking for a Senior Automation Design Engineer to take a leading role in the design and delivery of automation and control systems. •This is a genuinely hands-on senior engineering position where you will own automation projects from concept and bid-stage modelling through electrical design, manufacture, build and commissioning. You will also lead an established team of two controls engineers, with scope to develop and grow the wider engineering function as the business expands. •Create PLC programmes from concept to completion using Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Studio 5000 and Ladder Logic. •Develop and tune servo motion control using Rockwell Kinetix drives and Studio 5000 Motion. •Produce and interpret electrical schematics and enclosure layouts using AutoCAD Electrical. •Configure HMI and visualisation systems using Allen-Bradley PanelView and FactoryTalk. •Own projects end-to-end, from conceptual design and bidding through detailed design, manufacture, build and completion. •Programme AC drives such as Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 525 and debug servo systems. Compensation: •$100,000 - $150,000 / year 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!