Automation Engineer

CMC
Sayreville, NJ

it's what's inside that counts

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There’s more to CMC than our products and the buildings, structures, and roads they go into. At CMC, it’s the people inside our recycling centers, fabrication plants, manufacturing facilities, steel mills and offices that make us who we are as a company. Our success comes from finding, retaining, and supporting the highest quality talent by offering:

  • Day 1 Benefits Coverage with low cost Medical, Vision, Dental
  • Day 1 Paid-time Off and Vacation
  • 4.5% Company Match 401(k) plan
  • $500 Annual Company-paid Lifestyle Benefit
  • Competitive Compensation and Bonuses
  • Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Training and Advancement Opportunities

Why This Job

CMC provides an excellent opportunity to learn the steel, construction reinforcement and ground stabilization industries and to grow in your career. Whether you will spend your day brainstorming in an office cubicle, operating a crane, running manufacturing equipment or troubleshooting technical obstacles, at CMC, you’ll get the training and support from your team that you need to excel in your role and reach your full potential.

What You'll Do

  • Program and debug structure text and ladder logic code on multiple PLC controller platforms (ControlLogix 5000, Reliance Electric Automax and Siemens TIA Portal).
  • Develop code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable.
  • Use OPC (Open Platform Communication) servers to interface equipment with PLCs and HMIs and to collect data into production databases.
  • Modify, Maintain and Create intuitive operator touchscreen interfaces using Factory Talk HMI and SCADA dashboards screens using iBA and Ignition.
  • Set up and tune VFDs for fast and smooth operation (PowerFlex, ABB).
  • Manage suppliers during specification, design and installation of automated manufacturing equipment.
  • Develop and maintain Process & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) and Single Line Diagrams (SLD) for plant equipment (Cranes Control circuits, Robots, Field equipment).
  • Participate in meetings with other departments within the facility to ensure the project or development sets the benchmark for customer experience, supply chain performance and sustainability.

What You'll Need

  • PLC wiring and coding (Allen Bradley, Automax, Siemens).
  • Human Machine Interface (FactoryTalk, iBA, Ignition).
  • Proficiency understanding and creating detailed electrical schematics in CAD.
  • Structured Text (ControlLogix) programming skills

Your Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering preferred

We are CMC, a Fortune 500 company at the leading edge of our industry. Our construction reinforcement and steel products have supported construction projects and structures around the world. The secret to our success? We’ve built our legacy by assembling a team of innovators and doers to tackle some of the most challenging construction reinforcement problems facing our world for more than 100 years — and we’re just getting started.

If you’re ready to join a team working to make our industry more sustainable, support the bridges, roadways, buildings and infrastructure that connects our communities, and do meaningful work, you’re ready to join CMC. Apply today and start moving your career — and our world — forward. Let's build a better world!

CMC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, or other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Posted 2025-11-18

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