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Controls Engineer - Blue Ash, OH

The Controls Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of manufacturing technology to automate steel door and frame production processes. As a Controls Engineer, you will manage plant-wide machine automation, from upgrading legacy relay logic controls to optimizing advanced, fully automated Salvagnini systems and Fanuc industrial robots, overseeing full-scale installation and optimization to drive continuous improvement, safety, and efficiency across our facility.

What You Will Do:

• Design, configure, integrate, test, and implement process control solutions for machinery and conveying, including creating correlating prints, electrical schematics, and system diagrams.

• Manage automation projects from concept to completion, defining scopes, budgets, and timelines.

• Program, troubleshoot, and optimize multi-axis Fanuc industrial robots and robotic end-of-arm tooling.

• Specify, propose, budget, and source process instrumentation, PLCs, drives, and components for new equipment.

• Supervise the installation, test, and start-up phases of new control systems.

• Troubleshoot hardware, calibrate field devices, and correct software errors to minimize production downtime.

• Review, repair, optimize, and redesign legacy automation code to modern standard architectures.

• Guide maintenance technicians through physical equipment fabrication and panel building, and train staff during new project startup and deployment.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Education: 4-year Engineering degree in Electrical, Software, or Computer Engineering (Preferred). A 4-year EET, MET, or similar Engineering Technology degree is highly acceptable with a proven track record of successful manufacturing automation implementation.

• Experience: 3–5 years of dedicated automated manufacturing experience in the industrial automation industry (Required). Metal fabrication or heavy industrial environments (Preferred).

• Core Hardware: Proficient with Allen Bradley, Siemens, and Red Lion controllers (Required).

• Robotics & Advanced Machinery: Hands-on experience with Fanuc robotic systems and Salvagnini sheet metal automation (Required).

• Legacy Systems: Solid understanding of troubleshooting and migrating older relay logic (Required).

• HMI & Motion Control: Proven ability to design HMI/OIT interfaces and experience implementing and tuning Servo motors, VFD’s, and actuators (Required).

• Safety Systems: Deep knowledge of controls-based safety system implementation (Light Curtains, Scanners, Interlocks, E-stops) (Required).

• Mechanical Skills: Ability to use hand and power tools safely, interface with robotics systems technology, and operate electrical testing equipment such as multimeters, calibrators, and oscilloscopes (Required).

• Problem Solving & Autonomy: Proven critical thinker capable of taking a concept to reality with little to no intervention, and the ability to work effectively independently to execute projects to a scheduled deadline (Required).

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:

• You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.

• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.

• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!

• You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.

What You’ll Get from Us:

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”.

• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Unlimited PTO

• Employee Discounts through

• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”

• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths testing and coaching