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Automation Controls Engineer

Schneider Electric
Columbia, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/9/2026

Schneider Electric is seeking a dynamic individual to serve as Automation Controls Engineer at our Columbia, MO location.

This position covers the operations for first shift Monday - Friday from 7:00/8:00 to 4:00/5:00 pm

What will you do?

  • Create automated equipment/machine specifications which includes end of line test equipment.
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to design and deploy assembly lines, including automated equipment.
  • Develop, deploy, and debug PLC and HMI programs for automated equipment.
  • Integrate machines and assembly lines into MIS and plants’ digital manufacturing execution systems.
  • Integrate new technologies into existing manufacturing assembly lines for improving efficiency and quality robustness.
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams to identify and implement new hardware and software solutions.

Who will you report to? Manufacturing Engineering Manager.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical, Computer, Robotics Engineering, Computer Science, or related field is required.
  • Strong electrical, controls and system integration knowledge.
  • Experience with LabView and LabView Test Stand is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of electronics and electronic design.
  • Experience in writing software, programming, and software engineering.
  • Experience with PLC and Industrial Controls
  • 2 year of experience in automation industry.
  • Experience in assembly line equipment design and deployment preferred.

We know skills and competencies show up in many ways and can be based on your life experience. If you do not necessarily meet all the requirements that are listed, we still encourage you to apply for the position.

What's in it for me?
Schneider Electric offers a robust benefits package to support our employees such as flexible work arrangements, paid family leave, 401(k) match, and more.


Let us learn about you! Apply today.

 

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

 

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our  IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!

€36 billion global revenue
13% organic growth
150 000 employees in 100 countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations

 

 

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

 

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do. This extends to our Candidates and is embedded in our Hiring Practices.
  
You can find out more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion here and our DEI Policy here

 

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
 
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

 

 

 

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