Job Title: Controls Engineer – Amazon Automation

Travel: Approximately 25%; travel to Amazon sites, with expenses covered
Experience: 4+ years
Work Environment: Material Handling, Packaging, and Manufacturing Automation

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to support automation improvement initiatives across Amazon sites. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley PLC programming, electrical and controls design, and material-handling automation. This role focuses on reviewing and optimizing PLC code, improving system reliability, standardizing controls solutions, analyzing operational data, and collaborating with engineering teams and external vendors to deliver high-quality automation projects.

Responsibilities

• Independently collaborate with internal and external engineering teams to deliver controls and automation projects.

• Partner with project managers and vendors to establish priorities, milestones, and project schedules.

• Review technical documentation, system layouts, electrical designs, and proposed controls solutions.

• Program, review, troubleshoot, and modify PLC logic to improve automation performance and reliability.

• Develop and implement process improvements and standardized controls solutions across multiple sites.

• Analyze operational data to identify recurring issues, root causes of rework, and opportunities for standardization.

• Contribute to reusable PLC code, controls templates, and engineering best practices.

• Manage external vendors and review their controls designs and deliverables against technical specifications.

• Support electrical and controls design for material-handling systems, high-speed packaging lines, and manufacturing automation.

• Develop and execute quality, performance, safety, and reliability test plans for vendor systems.

• Participate in design reviews, commissioning support, system validation, and project implementation activities.

• Communicate project progress, technical decisions, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and leadership.

• Ensure electrical and controls systems comply with applicable codes, standards, and organizational guidelines.

• Build strong working relationships with engineering, operations, maintenance, project management, and vendor teams.

Must-Have Skills

• Hands-on Allen-Bradley PLC programming, including programming PLCs from scratch.

• Experience with Studio 5000 and ControlLogix.

• Minimum 4+ years of relevant engineering experience.

• Material-handlin