About Careertakes

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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

As part of a hands-on engineering team supporting launch-critical and industrial automation systems, you will:

• Commission, configure, and activate PLC-based industrial automation and process control systems.
• Validate functionality, communications, instrumentation, and operational performance to bring new control systems online.
• Integrate PLCs, SCADA platforms, remote I/O, and industrial networking architectures.
• Perform startup, checkout, testing, and troubleshooting for newly installed equipment and control systems.
• Verify instrumentation, sensors, valve controls, and process equipment for accurate operation.
• Support operational readiness of critical launch and fluid-handling infrastructure.
• Conduct field investigations and system walkdowns to confirm installations align with engineering drawings and P&IDs.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, controls, instrumentation, and networking issues in the field.
• Collaborate closely with technicians, operations personnel, vendors, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Participate in equipment acceptance testing, commissioning, and system performance validation.
• Update electrical schematics, control drawings, and system documentation to reflect field changes.
• Analyze operational data to identify reliability improvements and optimization opportunities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across automation, controls, and data-acquisition systems.

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What Makes This Opportunity Unique

• Work on advanced automation systems that support cutting-edge launch and operational infrastructure.
• Gain hands-on, field-facing experience commissioning and operating industrial controls.
• See projects through implementation, startup, commissioning, and operation.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers and industry professionals in a high-technology environment.
• Build expertise with Siemens, Rockwell/Allen‑Bradley, SCADA platforms, and industrial networking.
• Develop transferable skills applicable across aerospace, energy, manufacturing, utilities, and semiconductor industries.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.
• 6 to 18 months of relevant experience through internships, co-ops, research, academic projects, or industry roles involving controls, automation, instrumentation, or industrial systems. Be prepared to explain your hands-on experience and the PLC brands you've used.
• Strong understanding of electrical fundamentals: power distribution, electrical troubleshooting, circuit protection, and control systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, control diagrams, and wiring drawings.
• Exposure to industrial automation and PLC-based control systems.
• Experience with Siemens PLCs or similar industrial automation platforms.
• Familiarity with SCADA systems and PLC communications.
• Understanding of industrial networking technologies such as Profinet, Modbus, or EtherNet/IP.
• Working knowledge of instrumentation, remote I/O, sensors, automated valves, and process control concepts.
• Willingness and ability to work in a hands-on field engineering environment.
• Must be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this role.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Siemens and/or Allen‑Bradley (Rockwell) PLC platforms.
• Prior exposure to manufacturing, utilities, energy, semiconductor, aerospace, or industrial process environments.
• Experience commissioning, troubleshooting, or integrating industrial control systems in the field.
• Familiarity with electrical design tools (EPLAN, AutoCAD Electrical).
• Experience working with P&IDs and process-control documentation.

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Work Environment

This role combines office engineering with significant on-site field involvement at operational facilities. You will frequently work directly with instrumentation, control panels, PLC systems, and plant equipment in an industrial setting.

Technology you’ll encounter includes:

• Siemens and Allen‑Bradley/Rockwell PLC platforms
• SCADA and data-acquisition systems
• Profinet, Modbus, and EtherNet/IP networks
• Industrial instrumentation and process controls
• EPLAN and AutoCAD Electrical

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Job Type & Location

This is a Contract-to-Hire position based out of Kennedy Space Center, FL (Onsite). The authoritative job location for this posting is Orlando, FL.

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Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $36.00 - $41.00 per hour. Actual compensation offered will depend on qualifications, experience, job knowledge, geographic location, and other job-related factors.

If eligible, benefits for this role may include: medical, dental & vision; critical illness, accident, hospital coverage; 401(k) with pre-tax and Roth options; voluntary life & AD&D; short- and long-term disability; HSA; transportation benefits; employee assistance program; and time off (PTO, vacation, sick leave).

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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