Controls Engineer - Senior

2423681 Controls Engineer - Senior

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We are looking for a talented Controls Engineer - Senior to join our team specializing in MANUFACTURING for CUMMINS in San Luis Potosí, SLP. (100% On site role)

Job Summary:

This role provides support across the entire plant within the Manufacturing department, interacting closely with its main internal customers: Quality and Maintenance, in the Engines and Cylinder Heads businesses.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Design and develop control strategies for industrial processes.
• Program, configure, and provide support for PLC, HMI (Human Machine Interface), and SCADA systems.
• Participate in the implementation, testing, and commissioning of automation control systems using COBOTS (collaborative robots).
• Analyze and troubleshoot automation and control system failures.
• Interpret P&ID, electrical, and control diagrams.
• Coordinate and provide technical support to junior engineers and plant technicians.
• Ensure compliance with technical standards, regulations, and industrial safety requirements.
• Document changes, improvements, and configurations in control systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external suppliers.

Qualifications

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.

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Responsibilities

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience as a Controls Engineer or Programmer, preferably in the automotive or electronics manufacturing industry.
• Strong experience programming PLCs (Siemens or Allen-Bradley) and HMI systems.
• Experience with industrial instrumentation: sensors, transmitters, control valves, variable frequency drives.
• Availability to travel nationally and internationally 10% of the time.
• 100% on-site work model
• Advanced English.

Preferred (Desirable):

• Experience in RFA (Business Cases for Capital Requests).
• Experience in managing industrial networks (Profibus, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, Modbus).

Competencies:

• Collaboration
• Effective Communication
• Values Differences
• Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Leadership
• Time Management

Job Manufacturing

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

ReqID 2423681

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site Yes

Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On-site.

Client-provided location(s): San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Job ID: Cummins-R-AE75E04A558E4EEE92FCB01CF5AFB075

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-29T19:19:51