At Jacobs, we don’t settle - always looking beyond to raise the bar and deliver with excellence. We apply our expertise and knowledge as we look into the future with great optimism and focus. We don’t settle until we give our best and know that we’re making a difference.

We're looking for a Senior Automation Engineer who is excited about working on projects that enable the heart of our clients’ business. Join our Advanced Manufacturing group, and you’ll have the chance to work on projects including state of the art industrial and commercial facilities. You’ll be accountable for schedule and technical quality of challenging engineering tasks, as you gain familiarity with the client’s expectations, scope, budget, and schedule. Your multi-discipline, highly interactive team will contribute to proposal development and provide technical oversight to project teams.

Additionally, in this role you’ll:

• Develop proposals including scope of work and engineering estimates

• Provide technical oversight to project teams including:

o Adherence to client standards

o Quality checks

o Construction documentation

o Check out documentation

o Onsite planning

o PLC and HMI programming development and testing

• Manage project budgets, schedules, and resources.

• Provide onsite commissioning support

• Travel 25% - 35%

Bring your curiosity, talent for multi-tasking and collaboration, and extreme organizational skills and we’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what drives you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.

• 15+ years of experience of controls development in the manufacturing industry

• 5+ years of experience leading projects

• Experience developing controls systems with Rockwell PLCs, servo drives/motors, variable frequency drives, remote I/O, and HMI.

• Experience developing software with Controllogix platform

• Experience developing software with Wonderware and FactoryTalk View ME and SE

• Knowledge of machine networking.

• Experience with supervisory control systems

• Experience with systems integration of packaging systems.

• Experience in the consumer products industry (specifically tissue, wipes, and non-wovens)

• Onsite experience providing construction and commissioning support.

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.