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Fort Worth, TXJob$80–95K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Actalent is hiring an Automation Engineer for a permanent, fully onsite position in Fort Worth, Texas. The role focuses on controls engineering in industrial and manufacturing environments, including PLC programming and troubleshooting, HMI development, and support of automated equipment and control systems. The posting seeks 2–5 years of relevant experience and prefers a bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
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Full job description
Job Title: Automation Engineer
Controls Engineer (2-5 Years Experience)
Key Requirements:
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2-5 years of experience in controls engineering, automation, or industrial systems.
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Experience programming and troubleshooting PLCs in a manufacturing, industrial, or automation environment.
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HMI development and support experience.
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Ability to troubleshoot automated equipment and control systems.
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Experience with electrical schematics, panel design, or electrical drawings.
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Familiarity with industrial networks, drives, sensors, and automation hardware.
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Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field preferred.
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Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work cross-functionally with operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
Nice to Have:
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Experience with Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Omron, Schneider, AutomationDirect, or similar PLC platforms.
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Experience with AutoCAD Electrical or other electrical design software.
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Machine building, OEM, process manufacturing, or industrial automation experience.
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Exposure to commissioning, startup, or field support activities.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Fort Worth, TX.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $80000.00 - $95000.00/yr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Fort Worth, TX.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 16, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Fort Worth,TX.
About Actalent
Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,392 open Automation Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$80–95K/yr
- Texas median$112–160K/yr64 salary ranges
- US median$101–153K/yr1,349 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $88K, is 34% below the Texas median midpoint ($132K) — in the lowest quarter of Automation Engineer salary ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 209 open Automation Engineer jobs in Texas and 2,392 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Automation Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,003 postings).
- Education
- 1,107 of the 2,392 open Automation Engineer jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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