Job Description

About ALC

At Automated Logic, we've been developing and supporting intelligent building solutions that have helped customers, including small businesses to Fortune 500 corporations, operate their buildings more efficiently for over 40 years. Our solutions help reduce energy consumption, lower utility, operating and maintenance costs, and improve indoor air quality, occupant comfort, and productivity. Technology that supports the buildings and industry of today and tomorrow requires a wide range of talents and skill sets.

About This Role

Job Site Location: Sullivan, Indiana

At Automated Logic, a Carrier Company, we provide a work home for people who want a career, not just a shift. As a PLC Associate Field Engineer, you will be crucial to Automated Logic’s business through the field installation, startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization of PLC-based control systems created specifically for each customer.

We are looking for a self-motivated, detail-oriented, and customer-focused team member with experience in controls, electrical systems, HVAC/mechanical systems, industrial networking, or PLC technology. You will work on increasingly complex control systems while developing your knowledge of Allen-Bradley PLC platforms and supporting the successful delivery of mission-critical projects.

The first assignment for this role will be located in Sullivan, Indiana.

Key Responsibilities

• Allen-Bradley PLC Technical Execution: Assist with ControlLogix and CompactLogix panel checkout, wiring verification, I/O point-to-point testing, device terminations, sensor and actuator troubleshooting, EtherNet/IP communication checks, and controls commissioning to help ensure systems operate as designed.
• Project Documentation: Maintain accurate Allen-Bradley PLC checkout sheets, I/O test records, redlines, deficiency logs, network notes, and daily updates while communicating controls status clearly to the team and customers.
• Travel & On-Site Presence: Ability to travel up to 50% as project needs require and be on site daily as required to support field execution, commissioning activities, customer coordination, and project schedules.
• Ready to Grow: Build Allen-Bradley PLC knowledge through hands-on field exposure, self-directed learning, and mentorship. We expect you to seek out system complexity, ask good troubleshooting questions, and take on more commissioning responsibility as you advance.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of professional experience in Controls, HVAC, Electrical, Information Technology, Industrial Networking or PLC systems
• 1+ years of experience of PLC-based control systems
• Valid and current Driver’s License and ability to be insured by the company's insurance carrier
• Ability to lift items up to 50 lbs., climbing ladders and using lift equipment in excess of 8 feet above grade
• Ability to be on site daily and travel up to 50% based on project requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Background: Degree, technical certificate, military training, or hands-on experience in HVAC controls, DDC systems, electrical systems, instrumentation, automation, Allen-Bradley PLCs, or a related technical field
• Technical Knowledge: Basic understanding of Allen-Bradley PLC platforms, Studio 5000, RSLinx or FactoryTalk Linx, DDC controls, control panels, electrical schematics, low-voltage wiring, BAS integration, EtherNet/IP, and TCP/IP networking
• Communication: Ability to explain technical info to non-technical people and work well within a team
• Software: Proficient with Microsoft 365 applications