Automation Control Specialist with Rockwell Experience

Automation Control Specialist

Are you an experienced controls professional who enjoys solving complex automation challenges, supporting industrial clients, and seeing projects through from design to startup?

aeSolutions is seeking an Automation & Controls Specialist II with strong experience in Rockwell Automation platforms to join our team. In this role, you will develop and configure control system solutions for industrial facilities across a variety of industries, including chemical manufacturing, energy, food and beverage, life sciences, and other process industries.

This position is ideal for someone who has moved beyond entry-level controls work and is ready to take ownership of project deliverables, mentor junior team members, and serve as a trusted technical resource for clients.

What You'll Do

As an Automation Controls Specialist II, you will:

• Design and configure industrial control systems and associated hardware
• Develop PLC and HMI software applications for client projects
• Create and execute verification and test plans
• Support equipment installation, startup, commissioning, and troubleshooting activities
• Participate in factory acceptance testing (FAT) and site acceptance testing (SAT)
• Perform technical quality reviews of control system deliverables
• Interface directly with clients on technical matters
• Lead automation activities on assigned projects
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and specialists
• Support a strong culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement

At aeSolutions, engineers work across a diverse portfolio of projects with meaningful client interaction, strong technical collaboration, and the stability of a well-established organization serving critical industries throughout the Southeast and beyond.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 3+ years of industrial automation and control systems experience
• Demonstrated experience developing PLC and HMI applications
• Strong troubleshooting and commissioning experience in operating industrial facilities
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 35%

Preferred

• Experience with Rockwell Automation platforms
• Experience with industrial networking and communications protocols
• Experience supporting batch or continuous process facilities
• Exposure to safety instrumented systems (SIS)
• Previous client-facing consulting experience
• Ability to lead technical teams and coordinate automation project execution

Travel & Working Conditions

• Up to 35% travel (valid driver's license required)
• Occasional work in manufacturing, industrial, and construction environments
• Site visits may involve exposure to varying environmental conditions
• Most client travel is concentrated within the Southeastern United States, with occasional travel outside the region

Why Join aeSolutions?

At aeSolutions, you'll work alongside industry experts solving some of the most complex automation, controls, and process safety challenges in the world. Our employees enjoy opportunities to:

• Work on diverse and technically challenging projects
• Expand expertise across automation and process safety disciplines
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineers and specialists
• Develop leadership skills through mentoring and project leadership opportunities
• Build lasting client relationships while delivering meaningful solutions

This full-time position includes competitive compensation and benefits, including:

• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, & Vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care FSA options
• Mental health & counseling benefits through our confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their family members
• Company-provided Employee Life and Disability Coverage with buy-up options
• 401(k) retirement plan with Roth or Traditional options and company contribution
• 1-on-1 retirement planning and financial advice for all stages of life
• Flexible paid time off accrual program
• Flex-time schedules, Half-Day Fridays, & Office, Hybrid, and Remote work options
• Incentive bonus programs, including for performance, professional development, employee referrals, repeat business, and more
• Resources and support for career and skills development, including a Learning Management System with access to thousands of high-quality learning courses, and a peer-to-peer Coaching Program

About aeSolutions:

aeSolutions is a consulting, engineering and systems integration company that provides industrial process safety and automation products and services. We are specialists focused on helping industrial clients achieve their risk management and operational excellence goals through our expertise in process safety, combustion control and safeguarding, safety instrumented systems, control system design and integration, alarm management, and related operations and integrity management systems.

aeSolutions is committed to employing high-integrity professionals who will work closely with teammates and clients to deliver engineering solutions that meet or exceed process safety goals.

If you are looking for a company that offers challenging and rewarding work, values your contributions, provides excellent pay and benefits, and is dedicated to safety, you may be a good fit.

To learn more about the company and apply, visit www.aesolutions.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug Free Work Zone

Note: aeSolutions does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party agencies or recruiters, and no fees will be paid should the company hire an applicant submitted by a third party absent a written contract and a specific request for assistance with that role.