Controls Engineer, Mitsubishi Specialist

automation

Norwood, MA

Estimated pay: Est. $28–$40/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

Location Norwood, Massachusetts, 02062 Category Engineering JR105678 Automation 9050 Olympus Controls Corp. Regular Job Type Full time

**This entry-level role supports our Mitsubishi Electric automation business while building the skills to become a go-to Mitsubishi expert. Approximately 60% of the role is spent as a Mitsubishi Automation Specialist, supporting sales, customers, and colleagues with product selection, application support, and training. The remaining 40% is spent as a Controls Engineer, helping design, program, build, and test industrial control systems built around Mitsubishi Electric products.**

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**This role works as part of a team, with guidance and mentorship from senior engineers, and may support projects through the production process, including guidance to assembly technicians, final inspection, and testing of completed systems.**

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**Essential Job Functions**

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**Mitsubishi Automation Specialist (approx. 60%)**

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• **Support sales and customers with Mitsubishi Electric PLC, HMI, drive, servo, and motion product selection and application questions**

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• **Assist with quotations for control panels, cable assemblies, turnkey systems, and programming services**

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• **Provide first-line technical support to colleagues and customers, escalating complex issues to senior engineers**

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• **Help prepare product demonstrations, customer education sessions, and training materials**

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• **Stay current on Mitsubishi Electric products, software releases, and training resources**

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• **Contribute to internal documentation, standards, and best practices for Mitsubishi platforms**

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**Controls Engineer (approx. 40%)**

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• **Program, configure, test, and debug Mitsubishi Electric PLCs and GOT HMIs, with exposure to VFDs, servo systems, and motion control**

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• **Develop and maintain electrical schematics, BOMs, panel layouts, and engineering change documentation using AutoCAD Electrical**

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• **Assist with component selection and industrial control panel design under the direction of senior engineers**

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• **Support project execution, including factory acceptance testing (FAT), startup, and commissioning**

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• **Provide regular project status updates to management, sales, and customers as assigned**

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**Qualifications**

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**Required**

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• **Bachelor’s degree in electrical, controls, automation, mechatronics, or a related engineering or technical field (or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience)**

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• **0–2 years of experience in industrial automation, controls, or a related field; internships, co-ops, and academic projects count**

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