ILUS - Aftermarket Controls Engineer

Daifuku Intralogistics America•,

About The Position

The Aftermarket Controls Engineer leads the Aftermarket Controls Engineering function, responsible for designing, modifying, commissioning, and supporting control and power distribution systems for existing customer material handling solutions. The role manages a team of controls engineers and provides technical leadership on complex aftermarket modernization, upgrade, retrofit, and enhancement projects. The position is responsible for departmental staffing, resource planning, engineering quality, project execution, technical standards, and employee development. It partners with Aftermarket Sales, Applications Engineering, Software Engineering, Project Management, Field Services, and customers to deliver controls solutions that maximize customer investment and operational performance. The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on involvement in project design, execution, commissioning support, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related engineering discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least 8 years of controls engineering experience in industrial automation, material handling, or related industries.
Experience leading customer-facing engineering projects.
Strong knowledge of industrial automation and control systems.
Proficiency in AutoCAD electrical design and documentation.
Experience with Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, and Omron PLC platforms.
Experience with HMI, SCADA, and industrial communication networks.
Familiarity with QNX operating systems and material handling software architectures.
Knowledge of electrical power distribution systems and industrial control panel design.
Strong troubleshooting and commissioning capabilities.
Ability to speak, read, and understand English.

Nice To Haves

Experience with material handling systems, ASRS systems, conveyor systems, and warehouse automation.
Experience developing and mentoring technical teams.

Responsibilities

Manage controls engineers, including recruiting, onboarding, training, mentoring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
Assign engineering resources according to project priorities, workload, skills, and customer commitments.
Develop departmental objectives, staffing plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Monitor engineering productivity, quality, and project performance metrics.
Conduct design reviews, process audits, and quality assurance checks.
Foster accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus.
Support succession planning and team members’ professional development.
Design, modify, commission, and support controls and power distribution systems for existing customer material handling solutions.
Provide technical leadership on aftermarket modernization, upgrade, retrofit, and enhancement projects.
Provide hands-on technical involvement in project design, execution, commissioning support, and continuous improvement.
Travel domestically up to 40% in North America, mostly within the Continental United States.