Controls & Automation Engineer

Trelleborg’s Engineered Coated Fabrics operation is a world leader in engineered polymer solutions for almost every industry globally. We are where we are because our talents brought us here. By specializing in the polymer engineering that makes innovation and application possible, Trelleborg works closely with leading industry brands to accelerate their performance, drive their business forward—and along the way, shape the industry and progress that will benefit humankind in the exciting years ahead. Our people are Shaping Industry from the Inside.

Job Description

Reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager, the Controls & Automation Engineer is responsible for recovering and commissioning a retrofitted production line using Rockwell controls and compatible peripherals. The line is in active demolition/retrofit, has known scope gaps, and has immovable timeline constraints. The Controls & Automation Recovery Engineer is responsible for driving execution, verify deliverables, and ensuring the line produces quality sellable product at run-off.

Responsibilities

• Restore the line to reliably produce all legacy and new products including safety validated, sequences verified, stable operation, repeatable quality
• Create and maintain a single commissioning responsibility list with clear owners (OEM vs. contractor vs. internal), and close it with daily cadence
• Deliver a controls-proof package including source backups and version control baseline, parameter registry, as-built I/O map, safety validation evidence, alarm strategy, and run-off acceptance results
• Quickly learn the existing Rockwell architecture including PLC, HMI, safety, drives/motion, networks, field devices, I/O
• Establish source control discipline including baseline backups, version history, change log and ensure the facility has usable copies of final programs
• Lead troubleshooting and commissioning using a test-first, evidence-based approach and document what was verified and what remains
• Translate commissioning needs into explicit deliverables for OEM and contractors including logic changes, drawings/redlines, test steps, punch list items
• Run technical coordination with OEM programmers and electrical and controls contractor leads and escalate early with options when blockers occur
• Prevent vendor drift using objective acceptance criteria and verification evidence and maintain a single source of truth for status
• Coordinate with the Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer to ensure field device selection, wiring and instrumentation, and controls integration meet run-off requirements
• Ensure safety, quality, and maintainability are addressed in real time
• Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years direct experience and responsibility for industrial automation in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Systems Engineering, Computer Science or related field preferred
• Demonstrated hands-on capability with Rockwell platforms (Studio 5000 / Logix) required
• Commissioning experience including bringing equipment online in the field under schedule pressure
• Ability to operate as an execution owner including build plans, close responsibility lists and verify results
• Ability to interface with OEMs and contractors and hold them to objective deliverables
• FactoryTalk HMI exposure or equivalent Rockwell-compatible HMI platforms
• Safety systems experience including GuardLogix and validation workflows
• Drives and motion exposure including PowerFlex, Kinetix or similar
• Experience supporting production line run-off, SAT and quality sign-off
• Ownership with commitments and escalates early, closes loops
• Proven readiness with tests and artifacts
• Absorbs plant context quickly with the ability to adapt
• Ability to deliver improvements within constraints

Successful candidate will have strengths in the following:

• Excellent written and verbal skills required.
• Effective & efficient technical and strategic problem solving, and organizational skills required.
• Exposure to Lean Six Sigma methodology acceptable, training and application evidence preferred.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and precision.
• Analytical thinking
• Integrity
• Leadership
• Organizing, planning, and prioritizing work of others, while maintaining positive working relationships
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
• Developing and building teams
• Statistics
• Technical reading comprehension
• Technical writing
• Quality control analysis
• Active listening and learning
• Complex problem solving
• Business communication and presentation
• Troubleshooting
• Systems evaluation
• Innovative
• Self-starter with initiative, drive, and motivation to take responsibility and accountability for completing tasks/projects on-time and on-budget (must be driven to own the process)
• Excellent electrical & mechanical systems troubleshooting skills.
• Demonstrable ability to use all necessary test equipment & tools.

Benefits
As a valued Trelleborg team member, you will enjoy:

• Competitive salary
• Annual variable bonus plan
• Generous benefits package: Health, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life, 401k
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Employee assistance program
• A rewarding career with greater opportunity for impact

Trelleborg is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, including but not limited to lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.