Automation Engineer

Actalent

📍 Hickory, NC, United States

Full-time other-general Posted June 13, 2026

Job Description

Job Title: Automation Engineer
Job Description
We are seeking a talented Automation Engineer to join our team, focusing on creating and modifying PLC programs for our fiber optic cable production plant. You will design and implement new control systems projects, manage controls engineering scope for process improvement, capital expansion, and obsolescence mitigation projects. Your work will involve implementing robust, cost-effective automation and process machine control systems and interfacing with external system integrators to deliver fully integrated process equipment systems.
Responsibilities

+ Create and modify PLC programs for fiber optic cable production.

+ Design and implement new control systems projects.

+ Manage controls engineering scope of process improvement, capital expansion, and obsolescence mitigation projects.

+ Implement robust, cost-effective automation and process machine control systems.

+ Interface with ext...