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

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

  
  


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  Strong experience with both:

  
  
  
  
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    Siemens S7-300/400 – Step 7 Classic

    
    
  
  
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    Siemens S7-1200/1500 – TIA Portal

    
    
  
  
  
  


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

  
  


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

  
  


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  Experience with multi-motor, speed-synchronized production lines

  
  


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

  
  


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

  
  


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

  
  


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

  
  


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

  
  


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

  
  

 Key Responsibilities

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  Program, modify, troubleshoot and maintain Siemens PLC systems

  
  


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  Configure and troubleshoot Siemens SINAMICS drives and motion-control systems

  
  


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

  
  


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  Support production breakdowns and minimize equipment downtime

  
  


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

  
  


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  Develop and maintain WinCC HMI applications

  
  


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  Read electrical schematics, control panel drawings and machine documentation

  
  


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

  
  


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  Perform controls upgrades, retrofits and continuous-improvement projects

  
  


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  Work closely with electrical, mechanical, maintenance and production teams

  
  


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  Provide technical support and training to maintenance personnel

  
  

 Education

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

  
  

Preferred

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  Siemens SINAMICS G120, G120C, S120 or V20

  
  


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  Siemens servo systems / motion control

  
  


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  Safety PLC / Safety Integrated

  
  


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  ET 200 systems and safety I/O

  
  


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  SCADA / OPC UA

  
  


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  Industrial Ethernet troubleshooting

  
  


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  Machine vision, robotics or automated material handling

  
  


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  AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN

  
  


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  Machine safety / LOTO knowledge