PLC Controls Engineer - Custom Automation (Jr/Mid/Sr Openings)

PLC Controls Engineer – Custom Automation (Jr/Mid/Sr Openings)

$75,000 – $110,000 Base Salary + Profit Sharing • Greater Milwaukee Area • Onsite / Travel Flex Join a rapidly expanding custom controls integrator doubling in size annually with zero corporate bureaucracy Own your automation code from a blank-screen architecture all the way through to live on-site field commissioning

• EXPERIENCE LEVEL 2+ years of professional automation depth (Openings actively calibrated for Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior talents)
• CORE LOGIC Proven mastery developing PLC and HMI programs entirely from scratch using Rockwell / Allen-Bradley platforms (Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000)
• TRAVEL & ROAD BALANCE 25% to 50% domestic travel to spearhead on-site client commissions. Elite travel perk: Weekend field deployments automatically trigger immediate, guaranteed comp days for 4-day weekends upon return.
• COMPENSATION $75,000 – $110,000 annual base range + substantial annual holiday bonuses and highly impactful profit-sharing payouts
• WORK TYPE Full-Time, Permanent, W-2 direct hire position (Highly dynamic, collaborative engineering lab and assembly environment)
• LOCATION Greater Milwaukee / Washington County corridor (Must reside within a comfortable 45-minute commute of the area)
• COMPLIANCE United States Citizens or Green Card holders only (Sponsorship is not available)

If you are a controls engineer who is tired of being stuck in a repetitive plant maintenance loop or siloed into rewriting the exact same corporate machine template for the thousandth time, we offer the ultimate antidote to career burnout. We are a premier, lightning-fast automation integration firm that has successfully doubled our revenue and team footprint year-over-year. Our engineering philosophy is strictly anti-monotony: every single assignment we win is a custom, ground-up solution. You will actively jump across large-scale software integrations, high-speed conveyor sortation networks, robotic welding cells, and ultra-precise servo-driven motion systems.

We protect our engineering talent aggressively. We recognize that field commissioning takes dedication, which is why we have implemented a strict, non-negotiable travel-balancing policy: if a customer startup forces you to travel over a weekend, you are instantly awarded comp days to ensure you come back home to a relaxing four-day weekend. No exceptions, no corporate guilt. If you want to take true project ownership, watch your code command massive physical machines, and build a career where your name actually carries weight, this is the environment you've been looking for.

What You Will Be Doing

• Developing robust PLC programs and intuitive HMI interfaces completely from scratch for complex, custom automation machinery, robotic cells, and specialized sorting systems
• Engineering advanced operator interfaces using FactoryTalk View, or incorporating Visual Studio and C# for high-level enterprise software and database integrations
• Reviewing, modifying, and perfecting detailed electrical schematics in AutoCAD to verify panel layouts align with Bill of Materials (BOM) specs and safety regulations
• Implementing, configuring, and troubleshooting industrial networking protocols and safety architectures, including EtherNet/IP, multi-axis servo motion, machine vision systems, and safety controllers (NEC/OSHA compliant)
• Serving as the primary technical field authority during on-site customer startups, supervising installations, and executing final commissioning sequences

What We Are Looking For

• Ground-Up Controls Depth: 2 or more years of verifiable professional experience designing and programming control systems. Must have direct experience writing logic from scratch using Allen-Bradley/Rockwell platforms (Studio 5000/RSLogix), not just tweaking pre-existing code blocks.
• Technical Education: An Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Technology, Computer Science, or a closely related engineering field.
• Professional Stability: A reliable career track record showing steady tenure and commitment with prior employers (ideally 3+ years per stop).
• Field Flexibility: The willingness and capability to travel domestically between 25% and 50% to champion custom integration rollouts at client sites.
• Local Proximity: Permanent residency established within a 45-minute drive of the Greater Milwaukee / Washington County corridor to support active lab collaboration.

Strong Pluses (Not Required)

• Hands-on configuration of advanced multi-axis servo motion systems or industrial vision platforms (Cognex, Keyence, etc.)
• High-level language coding proficiency (C#, VB.NET) or SQL relational database programming depth
• Direct programming, path teaching, or integration experience with FANUC or alternative industrial robotic arms

Comprehensive Corporate Benefits

• Full Corporate Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Simple IRA retirement plan featuring a direct company matching contribution
• Generous annual holiday bonuses and an impactful company profit-sharing program
• Paid Time Off (PTO) bank and paid corporate holidays