Automation Engineer - PLC & Drives

Hiring: Automation Engineer – Siemens PLC & Drives

Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Work Environment: Manufacturing / Industrial – Onsite
Employment: Full-Time
Schedule: Production-driven — Days, Nights, Weekends & Rotating Shifts

We are seeking a hands-on Automation / Controls Engineer with strong Siemens PLC and SINAMICS drive experience to support a highly automated HFW pipe mill .

MUST-HAVE EXPERIENCE

• 3+ years hands-on Siemens PLC programming & troubleshooting in a running production plant

• Strong experience with both:

  • Siemens S7-300/400 – Step 7 Classic

  • Siemens S7-1200/1500 – TIA Portal

• Must have experience writing/changing PLC logic, configuring hardware, and using PLC diagnostic tools

• 3+ years Siemens SINAMICS drive commissioning & troubleshooting, particularly G120/S120

• Experience with multi-motor, speed-synchronized production lines

• Experience with Starter/Startdrive, BICO, PROFINET/PROFIBUS, drive parameterization and fault diagnosis

• 3+ years plant-based Controls Engineer / Controls or E&I Technician experience in heavy or continuous manufacturing

• Proven breakdown-response experience tracing faults from electrical panel → PLC → network → HMI → drive → motor/field device

• 2+ years PROFINET/PROFIBUS configuration and troubleshooting with ET 200 remote I/O

• 2+ years Siemens WinCC HMI experience, including screens, alarms and trends

• Must have participated in commissioning at least one new or retrofitted automated production line through automatic production/ramp-up

Key Responsibilities

• Program, modify, troubleshoot and maintain Siemens PLC systems

• Configure and troubleshoot Siemens SINAMICS drives and motion-control systems

• Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, I/O, network, sensor, actuator and motor issues

• Support production breakdowns and minimize equipment downtime

• Configure and troubleshoot PROFINET/PROFIBUS networks and ET 200 I/O

• Develop and maintain WinCC HMI applications

• Read electrical schematics, control panel drawings and machine documentation

• Support new equipment installation, commissioning, startup and production ramp-up

• Perform controls upgrades, retrofits and continuous-improvement projects

• Work closely with electrical, mechanical, maintenance and production teams

• Provide technical support and training to maintenance personnel

Education

• Bachelor's or Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls, Automation, Mechatronics , or related field

Preferred

• Siemens SINAMICS G120, G120C, S120 or V20

• Siemens servo systems / motion control

• Safety PLC / Safety Integrated

• ET 200 systems and safety I/O

• SCADA / OPC UA

• Industrial Ethernet troubleshooting

• Machine vision, robotics or automated material handling

• AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN

• Machine safety / LOTO knowledge