Automation Engineer - PLC/HMI

Do you want to help solve the world's most pressing challenges? Feeding the world's growing population and slowing climate change are two of the world's greatest challenges. AGCO is a part of the solution! Join us to make your contribution.

AGCO is seeking a talented, passionate, and highly motivated professional to join the engineering team as a Controls Engineer in Assumption, IL. As a Controls Engineer, you will be responsible for the design of electrical controls, mechanical and electromechanical products, and systems for various conditioning product lines. This includes coordinating and engineering standard product lines, custom designs, and engineering-to-order products. Demonstrates the ability to complete tasks and projects within a budget and deadline. Works well within the team setting, openly shares perspective in team meetings, and contributes to discussions in a constructive manner. This position is onsite in Assumption IL and is not eligible for visa sponsorship or relocation assistance.

Your Impact

• Understand and verify product requirements and cost targets
• Design controls using PLC/HMI programming, data acquisition/IoT, and testing to meet product control requirements
• Overall responsibility for electrical schematics/drawings, control panel design, and bills of materials for control system designs
• Develop and implement control system product enhancements and cost reductions as well as testing methods for finished products, including troubleshooting issues as needed
• Provide technical and engineering assistance to customers, vendors, manufacturing, and product management

Your Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems, Automation, Electrical, Mechanical, or Agricultural Engineering or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience required
• 2-5 years of electrical and control design experience
• Hands-on experience programming PLCs & HMIs for control systems; with motion control, drive systems, analog & discrete sensors, industrial networks; and project experience, competency to diagnose and troubleshoot control systems components, sensors, hardware, and software
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Preferred: Working knowledge of SCADA systems, NEC regulations, UL, CSA, CE, NEMA and other industry standards and codes; Proficiency in AutoCAD and Creo; experience with C , Python, and Linux

Your Benefits

• Attractive, fair remuneration including participation in our bonus scheme
• Balance of work, family and free time due to flexible working time and the possibility of remote work within the organizational framework
• Health and life insurance

Your Workplace

You will work onsite in our Assumption facility to team up with your wonderful AGCO colleagues.

We value inclusion and recognize the innovation a diverse workforce delivers to our farmers. Through our recruitment efforts, we are committed to building a team that includes a variety of experiences, backgrounds, cultures and perspectives.

Join us as we bring agriculture into the future and apply now!

AGCO is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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Smart Solutions

Our five grain and protein brands help our customers manage seeds and grains, protect animal health and improve productivity. GSI and Cimbria offer advanced, integrated systems that make storing, conditioning, moving, and managing grain and seed easier and more profitable. Cumberland and AP leverage the latest high-tech solutions to improve poultry and swine production, including state-of-the-art climate control, biosecurity, and feeding systems. And Tecno’s innovative layer housing helps egg producers protect the well-being of their birds and achieve better results.

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