Careers
Our philosophy at MDI is that anyone with a sincere interest in controls and automation, and with an ambitious desire and aptitude to learn, can be trained and led to success in our company. MDI offers competitive salaries, excellent health benefits package, 401(k) with up to a 4% company match and continued merit-based opportunities for growth.
Areas of Our Business
Entry-Level Positions
MDI hires students and graduates from most engineering disciplines from colleges all over the nation. Our internships are immersive and give students the ability to receive a tremendous amount of hands-on learning while working in the field alongside our engineers. Being an intern at MDI exposes students to a wide array of disciplines, giving valuable work experience.
Additionally, we have recently started an engineering development program. The program is targeted at individuals seeking a career change and high school graduates. No experience is required to be eligible for the program – all that is needed is a promise to learn and an interest in our industry.
To apply to any of our employment opportunities, please send a copy of your resume to recruiter@mdiadvantage.com
Custom Integration Projects
This area of work is the foundation of our company. Folks in this area will have the opportunity to provide custom turnkey hardware and software automation solutions to customer’s industrial manufacturing needs. This includes PLC, HMI, SCADA and MES level solutions. Responsibilities will vary depending on the specific project needs. This may include system hardware/software design, onsite implementation, installation, validation and startup, as well as customer support.
Job Responsibilities
- PLC & HMI programming on various platforms
- SCADA/MES application development on various platforms
- Drives and motion control on various platforms
- Microsoft operating systems, office and networking
- Electrical design & troubleshooting
- Inductive Automation’s Ignition SCADA/MES Platform
General Job Information
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, salaried & student internship/co-op
HOME OFFICE OPTIONS: Shrewsbury, PA & Allentown, PA
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES: Up to 30%, short-term
SCHEDULE: M-F
OVERTIME OPPORTUNITIES: Occasional
INDUSTRY: Varied
Custom Software Services
Candidates will have the opportunity to provide custom software automation solutions to customer’s industrial manufacturing needs. This includes SCADA & MES level solutions as well as other custom software applications. Application development would include creating easy to use and understand UI’s, database interaction and development, integration of business level software to production floor software to share data via SQL queries, API calls, etc. Responsibilities will vary depending on the specific project needs including software design, software development, network design, onsite implementation, installation, validation & startup as well as some customer support. Candidates will learn how the development of these data collection software applications can provide our customers with real-time data to monitor and control their manufacturing equipment.
Job Responsibilities
- PLC & HMI programming on various platforms
- SCADA/MES application development on various platforms
- Drives and motion control on various platforms
- Microsoft operating systems, office and networking
- Inductive Automation’s Ignition SCADA/MES Platform
General Job Information
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, salaried & student internship/co-op
HOME OFFICE OPTIONS: Shrewsbury, PA & Allentown, PA
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES: Up to 20%, short-term
SCHEDULE: M-F
OVERTIME OPPORTUNITIES: Occasional
INDUSTRY: Varied
Commissioning
This area of work is conducted on customer sites nationwide and Canada assisting with startup of automation in new installations. Duties include configuration, verification, troubleshooting, functional testing and high-volume validation of the equipment. The automation devices/equipment interface with PLCs, HMIs and VFDs. Customer interface and consistent travel are a large component of this work.
Job Responsibilities
- PLC and HMI deployment on various platforms
- Drives and motion control on various platforms
- Microsoft operating systems, office and networking
- Electrical troubleshooting
General Job Information
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, salaried & student internship/co-op
HOME OFFICE OPTIONS: Relocation to home office not required
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES: 100%
SCHEDULE: Typically, 10 on/4 off. Schedules can vary based on customer needs. Possible night shift.
OVERTIME OPPORTUNITIES: Extensive
INDUSTRY: Primarily Logistics/Material Handling
Upgrades
This area of work offers a blend of offsite PLC code development as well as onsite startup of automation in older material handling facilities. Duties include reverse engineering of existing automation code to develop new controls networks and PLC/HMI code for upgrade. Onsite work often happens during the weekends when the customer allows us to take the existing system offline so we can implement new hardware and software solutions.
Job Responsibilities
- PLC & HMI programming on various platforms
- Drives and motion control on various platforms
- Microsoft operating systems, office, and networking
- Electrical troubleshooting
General Job Information
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, salaried & student internship/co-op
HOME OFFICE OPTIONS: Shrewsbury, PA & Allentown, PA
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES: Up to 30%, short-term
SCHEDULE: Varied schedule, weekend requirements, possible night shift
OVERTIME OPPORTUNITIES: Frequent
INDUSTRY: Logistics/Material Handling
Pharmaceutical Validation
Duties will vary depending on the specific project but will include developing and maintaining standardized content modules for pharmaceutical documentation. This involves maintaining version control for all documents and ensuring timely reviews and approvals. The role may also include some system design, implementation, installation, validation, startup and customer support. Customer sites are usually located in the Raleigh-Durham, NC, Northern New Jersey & Philadelphia, PA areas.
Job Responsibilities
- Industrial automation system validation & validation documentation
- PLC and HMI programming on various platforms
- Drives and motion control on various platforms
- Microsoft operating systems, office, and networking
- Electrical design & troubleshooting
- GMP knowledge & experience
General Job Information
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, salaried
HOME OFFICE OPTIONS: Raleigh-Durham, NC & Philadelphia, PA
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES: Up to 30%
SCHEDULE: M-F OVERTIME
INDUSTRY: Pharamceutical
24/7 Emergency Services
This area of our business requires working directly with the customer to troubleshoot and repair automation related systems in a wide range of industries. Team members will work independently as well as with a team, both externally and internally to the company. Work will involve electrical troubleshooting and require some mechanical aptitude.
Job Responsibilities
- Troubleshooting systems utilizing PLCs, HMIs, VFD and/or servos from various platforms
- Industrial network troubleshooting & maintenance
- Occasional electrical design and writing PLC code
- Industrial automation installation & maintenance
General Job Information
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, salaried
HOME OFFICE OPTIONS: Shrewsbury, PA & Allentown, PA
TRAVEL EXPECTATIONS: Up to 80% – frequent short-term travel
SCHEDULE: Varies, rotating on call schedule
OVERTIME OPPORTUNITIES: Extensive
INDUSTRY: Varied
Business Development
The position involves qualifying and contacting new and existing clients, understanding, and promoting our services, aiding our growing engineering recruiting team, and scheduling resources for projects and client correspondence via phone, e-mail, and social media. The ideal candidate for this position is detail oriented and an outgoing team-player with strong organizational skills and exemplary communication experience. Additionally, this role requires an ability to understand our technical service offerings. We are considering applicants without any industry background who have a genuine desire to learn. Travel will be required, primarily on the east coast. Full-time and internship opportunities are available.
Job Responsibilities
- Prospecting and contacting new clients
- Aiding in the management of current accounts
- Recruiting new team members
General Job Information
POSITION TYPE: Full-time, salaried & student internship/co-opHOME OFFICE OPTIONS: Shrewsbury, PA & Allentown, PATRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES: Up to 40%, short-termSCHEDULE: M-FINDUSTRY: Varied