Senior Controls Engineer

Senior Controls Engineer -- Technical Lead

An established industrial automation firm is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer / Technical Lead to join its growing team. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership with mentoring responsibilities, supporting a team of engineers through full‑cycle controls design and implementation for custom automation systems.

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you can truly drive change and build a future with this role!

The ideal candidate can program from scratch, and is able to integrate software and hardware. If you can program from a sequence of operations and solution design around a brand new piece of equipment, rather than from a pre‑defined template - this is the Engineering team for you.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering, Project Management, and Manufacturing

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• Automation Machinery Manufacturing
• Engineering Services

• Design and program control systems from scratch (PLC, HMI, instrumentation, and networking)
• Lead and mentor a team of 7–8 engineers and 1–2 support staff
• Identify team strengths and provide targeted training and development
• Support technical knowledge transfer through mentoring/training
• Participate in an on‑call rotation to support 24/7 manufacturing customers
• Contribute to project planning and execution; ensure efficiency and client value
• Collaborate with leadership to improve team structure and process

• Strong experience programming PLCs from the ground up (varied platforms)
• Proficient with DC drive systems, instrumentation, and industrial networking
• Comfortable with manufacturing test processes (EL MTR Test experience a plus)
• Leadership mindset; able to mentor while actively contributing to project work
• Clear communicator who understands timelines, billable hours, and customer value
• Team‑oriented with a direct, results‑driven approach
• Located in or willing to relocate to Northwest Indiana (Merrillville / Westchester area preferred)
• Clear path to advancement into leadership or management
• Opportunity to help shape technical and organizational direction

• On‑site interview with key team members
• Technical programming test
• Response within one week

If you’re a technically skilled engineer who thrives in a fast‑paced, no‑nonsense environment and enjoys building up others while driving results—
we want to hear from you.

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Tuition assistance