Control & Automation Engineer
Also known as: Automation Engineer · PLC Engineer · Instrumentation Engineer
Designs and maintains PLC, SCADA and control systems that run machines and plants.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A control and automation engineer designs, programs and maintains the PLC, SCADA and control systems that run machines, production lines and plants. Employers include manufacturing companies, process industries, power utilities and automation system integrators. A typical day involves writing or changing PLC logic, commissioning equipment on site, and troubleshooting faults.
- Programs PLCs and HMI screens
- Commissions automated machines on site
- Troubleshoots control and sensor faults
- Documents wiring and logic changes
How you get in
Freshers usually enter as graduate engineer trainees in plants or as project engineers at automation integrators. A hands-on PLC/SCADA training course and an internship help.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- PLC programming (ladder logic)
- SCADA and HMI design
- Electrical drawings and wiring
- Sensors, drives and instrumentation
- On-site troubleshooting
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Site work and travel are common, especially at integrators.
- Next roles: senior automation engineer, project manager, controls lead.
- Industrial IoT and digital plant projects are adding software skills to the role.
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