Automation Engineer Technology/Technician

Automation Engineer Technology/Technician is offered as a one-to-two-year certificate program at Hennepin Technical College, a public institution in Brooklyn Park, MN. The program falls within the engineering technologies field (CIP 15.0406) and prepares students to work with automated systems, programmable logic controllers, and industrial machinery used in modern manufacturing environments.

Hennepin Technical College also offers related programs in Hydraulics and Fluid Power Technology, Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology, Industrial Safety Technology, and several computer support and networking certificates. Students in the Automation Engineer Technology program can expect training in PLC programming, robotics, sensors, and control systems, providing skills applicable to automated production and process industries.