Contract Engineering Services for Automation Launches and Retrofits

GLOBAL provides experienced automation engineers for a defined technical scope, including controls engineers, PLC and robot programmers, electrical and mechanical designers, project managers, and commissioning and installation engineers. These engineers work alongside a manufacturer's team to cover a defined project, a specialized skill gap, or a compressed schedule. Because GLOBAL also performs systems integration, its engineers bring practical automation experience to every project.

GLOBAL provides engineering support to automotive, EV, aerospace, defense, heavy equipment, agriculture, appliance, consumer product, and general industrial manufacturers. Contract support suits plants running launches, retrofits, or capacity expansions that temporarily exceed internal engineering capacity. Assignments span controls, robotics, design, installation, and commissioning work.

GLOBAL's engineers can support any phase of an automation project, including concept and design, build, factory acceptance testing, installation, and on-site run-off. A plant might add a controls engineer during design, a programmer through build and factory acceptance testing, or a commissioning engineer for installation and run-off. Assignments are scoped to the phase and deliverables where the internal team needs help most.

Yes. GLOBAL matches engineers to the PLC, HMI, robot, and vision platforms a plant runs, along with its programming standards and documentation practices. Assignment scoping identifies the required discipline, equipment platforms, and safety and documentation expectations up front. This helps an assigned engineer work to in-house standards and contribute from the outset.

Yes. GLOBAL's engineers support new system design and build as well as retrofits and line modernization. On retrofits, they help evaluate existing equipment and controls, reprogram or add stations, and manage downtime constraints; on new systems, they support design, programming, and commissioning. The engagement is shaped around the project's scope and phase rather than a fixed template.

GLOBAL offers single visits, project engagements, and resident engineering programs. Single visits suit troubleshooting and programming tasks; project engagements cover a defined scope such as a launch, retrofit, or commissioning window; and resident programs embed engineers on site for ongoing production improvement. Each engagement is scoped to the deliverables the plant needs, short-term or longer-term.

It begins with a conversation about your specific application, project timeline, and automation challenge, and no fully defined scope is required to start. GLOBAL helps define the discipline, responsibilities, schedule, and deliverables, then assigns engineers who fit. Clear scope-setting helps the assigned engineer contribute productively from the first day, with one point of contact throughout.