Controls Engineer
About The Position
We are recruiting an experienced Controls Project Engineer for a custom machine manufacturer. This is a hands-on engineering role with a clear path into Controls Department Manager, combining PLC programming, controls project management, equipment startup, and future team leadership. As you progress into department leadership, you will lead and assign work across Controls Engineering and Electrical Assembly, provide technical direction and mentoring to engineers, designers, and technicians, manage controls schedules, resources, budgets, and customer requirements, coordinate engineering and assembly priorities with other departments, support hiring, training, and employee development, lead controls quality and continuous improvement initiatives, manage supplier relationships and evaluate controls technology, and lead diagnosis and resolution of complex field service issues. Communicate technical information to customers and non-technical stakeholders.
Requirements
- 5–10 years of controls engineering experience.
- Strong Rockwell ControlLogix and GuardLogix programming experience.
- Studio 5000 / HMI programming experience.
- Kinetix motion controllers, servo systems, and drives.
- Experience designing and implementing custom control systems.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and changing deadlines.
- Willingness to travel approximately 15–20% during the engineering phase.
- Proficient in PLC Troubleshooting Skills
- Proficient in Project Management
- Proficient in PLC Programming Experience
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the USA without current or future sponsorship.
Responsibilities
- Manage controls projects from concept through manufacturing, testing, and startup.
- Program Rockwell ControlLogix and GuardLogix PLCs.
- Develop Studio 5000 HMI, Kinetix motion, servo, and drive systems.
- Develop control system solutions for custom automation and conveyor equipment.
- Create BOMs and provide direction for electrical schematics and panel layouts.
- Coordinate controls requirements with Mechanical Design and Electrical Assembly.
- Manage project scope, schedules, quality, and cost.
- Coordinate with Project Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, and customers.
- Lead in-house equipment startups and support customer-site commissioning.
- Participate in FAT/VAT inspections.
- Develop equipment manuals and training documentation.
- Troubleshoot controls and field service issues.
- Lead and assign work across Controls Engineering and Electrical Assembly.
- Provide technical direction and mentoring to engineers, designers, and technicians.
- Manage controls schedules, resources, budgets, and customer requirements.
- Coordinate engineering and assembly priorities with other departments.
- Support hiring, training, and employee development.
- Lead controls quality and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Manage supplier relationships and evaluate controls technology.
- Lead diagnosis and resolution of complex field service issues.
- Communicate technical information to customers and non-technical stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
