Machining Controls Engineer

Job Summary:

We are looking for a talented Machining Controls Engineer - Senior to join our manufacturing team. This role will provide hands-on controls engineering support for machining and production equipment, with a strong focus on equipment reliability, uptime, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in PLC programming, HMI/SCADA integration, industrial networking, and controls hardware design , with hands-on experience integrating sensors, drives, robotics, safety systems, and machine controls. You will troubleshoot complex equipment issues, lead controls upgrades and new machine installations, interpret electrical schematics and control-panel designs, and manage projects from concept through commissioning. Success requires someone who is proactive, analytical, collaborative, and comfortable supporting production in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Develop and optimize PLC-based machine control systems using Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, or similar industrial automation platforms to improve equipment reliability and manufacturing performance.

• Integrate HMI/SCADA systems, industrial networks, sensors, drives, robots, safety systems, and other controls hardware into manufacturing equipment while maintaining safety and quality requirements.

• Diagnose complex electrical, controls, and equipment issues using structured troubleshooting and root-cause analysis to minimize downtime and restore production capability.

• Lead equipment controls upgrades and new machine installations from initial concept and design through integration, commissioning, and production readiness.

• Design and evaluate electrical controls solutions using electrical schematics, control panels, industrial networking, and applicable controls hardware to support reliable manufacturing operations.

• Partner with manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, quality, and other cross-functional teams to resolve production challenges and implement sustainable technical solutions.

• Improve equipment uptime, process capability, and operational performance by identifying opportunities for controls optimization, automation, and continuous improvement.

• Manage controls engineering projects and priorities in a fast-paced production environment while maintaining strong communication, documentation, safety, and execution discipline.

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Strong hands-on expertise in PLC programming , including experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, or comparable industrial controls platforms, along with HMI/SCADA integration and industrial networking.

• Demonstrated experience integrating and troubleshooting sensors, drives, robotics, machine controls, safety systems, and controls hardware within a manufacturing environment.

• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis capability with experience interpreting electrical schematics and control-panel designs and resolving complex production equipment issues.

• Proven ability to lead equipment upgrades, automation initiatives, and new machine installations from concept through commissioning while driving equipment uptime and process optimization.

• Ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, and other cross-functional teams while managing technical projects and competing production priorities.

Key Competencies:

• Technical Problem Solving: Applies structured troubleshooting and root-cause analysis to diagnose complex equipment and controls issues and implement sustainable solutions.

• Collaboration: Partners effectively across functions to integrate controls solutions, resolve production challenges, and support manufacturing objectives.

• Initiative & Ownership: Proactively identifies equipment and process improvement opportunities and drives solutions through implementation and commissioning.

• Project Execution: Effectively manages controls projects from concept through installation, integration, and production readiness.

• Continuous Improvement: Uses data, technical expertise, and manufacturing insight to improve reliability, uptime, safety, and process performance.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

• Education requirements to be confirmed based on the approved job profile.

Experience:

• Demonstrated hands-on controls engineering experience supporting manufacturing equipment and production operations.

This role requires a 2 year commitment.

3+ Years of Manufacturing controls experience designing, programming, troubleshooting, and commissioning industrial automation systems. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in PLC programming (Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, or similar platforms), HMI/SCADA integration, industrial networking, and controls hardware design. The individual should demonstrate hands-on experience integrating sensors, drives, robots, safety systems, and machine controls into manufacturing equipment while ensuring reliability, quality, and safety compliance.

Key traits include strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills, the ability to lead equipment upgrades and new machine installations, proficiency with electrical schematics and control panels, and experience supporting production in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Candidates should be proactive, data-driven, collaborative with cross-functional teams, and capable of managing projects from concept through commissioning while driving continuous improvement, uptime, and process optimization.

Preferred degrees: Elecrto-Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechatronics, Automation, etc

Job Manufacturing

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary $79200

Max Salary $118800

ReqID 2441587

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site No

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