Senior Automation & Controls Engineer – PLC Programming
Raleigh, NC | Hybrid | $105,000-$145,000 + Overtime Eligibility + Quarterly Bonus
Help Build Something New in Raleigh
Matrix Technologies is growing in Raleigh, and we're looking for an experienced Automation & Controls Engineer to help us build our presence in the market.
This is an opportunity to join a new local team without the uncertainty of joining a startup. Matrix is an established, 100% employee-owned engineering, automation, construction, and digital transformation company serving industrial clients.
If you have 6+ years of hands-on industrial automation experience, enjoy PLC/DCS programming, and want to work on a variety of projects rather than supporting the same systems every day, we'd like to talk.
You'll stay hands-on technically while having opportunities to lead projects, work directly with clients, mentor other engineers, and help shape the growth of our Raleigh automation team.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer, you'll work on industrial automation projects from initial concept through programming, testing, commissioning, and startup.
You'll have the opportunity to:
What We're Looking For
We're looking for an experienced controls engineer who can independently handle automation assignments while also collaborating effectively with clients and project teams.
Required Qualifications
We'd Especially Like to Meet You If You Have
Why Join Matrix?
Established Company. New Raleigh Opportunity.
You'll have the opportunity to help build our Raleigh automation presence while benefiting from the resources, technical expertise, and client relationships of an established engineering company.
Stay Hands-On
This isn't a role where "senior" means leaving engineering behind. You'll continue writing and reviewing control code, solving technical problems, developing automation solutions, and participating in commissioning and startup.
Work on More Than One Type of Problem
Our automation engineers support a variety of clients and industries using multiple control platforms. The existing Raleigh posting specifically emphasizes working with different clients, industries, and control technologies.
That makes this particularly attractive to engineers coming from a plant environment who want broader technical exposure.
Grow Into Technical and Project Leadership
Depending on your interests and experience, you'll have opportunities to lead projects, mentor engineers, strengthen client relationships, and help influence how the Raleigh automation practice grows.
Compensation
Base Salary: $105,000-$145,000 annually
Final compensation will be based on experience, technical capabilities, and qualifications.
This is a salaried position that is also eligible for overtime pay, providing additional earning potential beyond base salary. The current Matrix posting also highlights quarterly bonuses and the advantages associated with being a 100% employee-owned company.
Travel
This position includes travel to client facilities for field investigation, testing, commissioning, and startup.
Expected travel: approximately 15-25%.
Why Matrix?
Matrix Technologies is a 100% employee-owned engineering, construction, automation, and digital transformation company providing full-lifecycle solutions to industrial clients.
Our multidisciplinary capabilities allow our teams to support projects from early engineering and design through automation, construction, commissioning, and optimization.
More than 85% of Matrix's work comes from repeat clients, which the current posting uses as evidence of the company's long-term client relationships.
Our culture is built around collaboration, professional growth, flexibility, and employee ownership.
At Matrix, you're not just an employee. You're an owner.
Benefits
Matrix offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees professionally, financially, and personally.
Benefits include:
We offer market-competitive compensation for an Automation Controls Engineer with a base range of $105,000 to $145,000 annually and a total compensation package that includes profit sharing, ESOP participation, 401(k) matching, and overtime pay. Salaries are based on experience, skills, and qualifications.
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