Sr. Controls Engineer

Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence, and Transparency. 

As the Sr. Controls Engineer (FAT/CSV) you will lead automation acceptance and commissioning for a massive 1 million square foot manufacturing facility expansion. You will own the automation acceptance thread across a large OEM equipment campaign - authoring standardized FAT/SAT protocols, running the program-wide punch register; writing, modifying, and troubleshooting PLC code from punch-item fixes through commissioning and a share of live controls support. This is a high-impact, high-ownership role requiring deep technical expertise in industrial automation. Domestic and international travel to OEM facilities up to ~50% during test campaigns. 

This role begins in Durham, NC and is expected to move to Benson, NC upon completion of new facility.

• →Background as a commissioning-focused controls engineer at a system integrator or machine OEM - someone who has both written machine code and accepted other people’s. 
• →Robotics & Vision Systems: Working experience with multi axis robotic systems (Fanuc, Kuka, ABB) and machine vision platforms (Cognex, Keyence) 
• →Experience in heavy industrial, greenfield, chemical, or metallurgical manufacturing environments. 
• →Experience developing SCADA applications in Ignition, FactoryTalk, Wonderware, or similar platforms. 
• →AGV integration experience 
• →Familiarity with Python, C++, or other high-level languages for automation or data analytics. 
• →Experience in regulated industries or such as Defense, Aerospace, or Automotive or GAMP 5 / computer system validation exposure