Automation Controls Engineer

Automation Controls Engineer ABOUT US Matrix Technologies is a 100% employee-owned engineering, construction, automation, and digital transformation company delivering full lifecycle solutions to industrial clients. From concept and design through construction, commissioning, and optimization, we help keep industry moving. One Partner. Every Phase. Engineer It – Innovative engineering solutions Build It – Reliable construction execution Automate It – Advanced controls and system integration Optimize It – Data-driven performance improvements More than 85% of our work comes from repeat clients, reflecting our commitment to quality, partnership, and results. Guided by The Matrix Way and our core purpose of Enhancing People’s Lives…Every Day , we foster a collaborative, people-focused culture built on teamwork, growth, and employee ownership. As a recognized Top Workplace , we offer professional development opportunities, flexible work arrangements, competitive compensation, and the opportunity to share in our success. Learn more about our culture at www.matrixti.com/culture . OVERVIEW Join our team as an Automation Controls Engineer! This is a full-time role based out of our Maumee, OH office. The position is salaried and includes eligibility for overtime pay. Automation Controls Engineers at Matrix Technologies work on a variety of automation projects in multiple industries ultimately solving client problems through the design, programming, testing, and commissioning of industrial control systems. Intermediate Level Control & Automation Engineers work on projects in a team environment under the direction and mentorship of a more senior level Controls Engineer but are expected to already possess the skills and experience to work autonomously once given assigned tasks. Project work involves a variety of clients in multiple industries using various control platforms. Control & Automation Engineers interface with both external clients as well as other internal engineering disciplines within the Matrix organization to gather field data, prepare functional specifications, write PLC code, develop HMI / SCADA graphics, perform client acceptance testing, and start-up new automation systems. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES This position is responsible for assisting the project team with the software development process associated with both existing and new PLC based control systems. These systems often include the design of both digital and analog control strategies, interfaces to field instrumentation, new Operator graphic screens, interfaces to other control systems, and interfaces to external computing platforms. As a member of the Automation team, this position includes assisting senior engineers with preparing the project functional specification, project test specifications, developing PLC code, developing HMI graphics, executing a software Factory Acceptance Test, and performing on-site commissioning and start-up. …