• Souderton, PA
  • $65 Per Hour
  • Instant Apply
3 days ago

Job Description

Senior Systems Engineer – Custom Automation

Location: North of Philadelphia, PA
Compensation: Up to $65/hr W-2
Employment: Contract-to-Hire or Direct Hire

A leading automation integrator specializing in custom conveyor and material-handling systems is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the technical development of complex automation projects from concept through installation and customer acceptance.

Responsibilities
  • Develop system concepts, architectures, layouts, and technical solutions for custom automation and conveyor systems.
  • Work directly with customers, sales, project management, mechanical, electrical, controls, manufacturing, and field service teams.
  • Coordinate mechanical, electrical, controls, and automation system integration.
  • Support selection and integration of conveyors, motors, drives, sensors, robotics, vision, PLCs, and other automation components.
  • Participate in design reviews, FAT/SAT, equipment testing, installation, startup, and commissioning.
  • Troubleshoot complex system-level issues and lead root-cause analysis.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
  • Support estimating, proposals, and development of new automation solutions.
  • Travel periodically to customer sites.
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Automation Engineering, or related field.
  • 7+ years of experience in industrial automation, custom machinery, material handling, conveying, packaging, or similar environments.
  • Strong understanding of integrated automated equipment and experience working across mechanical, electrical, and controls disciplines.
  • Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and controls documentation.
  • Experience taking automation projects from concept through commissioning.
  • Strong customer-facing communication and troubleshooting skills.
  • Willingness to travel as needed.
Preferred
Experience with conveyors, packaging, PLCs, Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, VFDs, servos, HMIs, safety systems, robotics, vision, industrial networking, FAT/SAT, and engineered-to-order automation.


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Numbers & Facts

LocationSouderton, PA
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Company Size500 to 999 employees
Year Founded1969
Websitehttp://www.sterling-engineering.com

About Company

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

Skills

  • Automationunmatched
  • Automation Engineeringunmatched
  • Automation Systemsunmatched
  • Commissioningunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Conveyor Systemsunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Identify Issuesunmatched
  • Maintenance - Electricalunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • On Site Supportunmatched
  • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
  • Project Developmentunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Roboticsunmatched
  • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Startupunmatched
  • System Architectureunmatched
  • System Integration (SI)unmatched
  • Systems Engineeringunmatched
  • Technical Leadershipunmatched
  • Willing to Travelunmatched

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