Controls Engineer

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients.

Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting, and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Who You’ll Work With

When you join Design Group as a Controls Engineer, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. Design Group is widely known as an industry leader, recognized as a top system integrator, ranking #7 in the 2023 System Integrator Giants; as a Rockwell Platinum Integrator, the highest designation given to Rockwell partners; and as an Ignition Enterprise Premier Integrator.

As a part of this team, you will learn from industry leading experts and may even have the chance to be an active participant in industry events like the Ignition Build-A-Thon which Design Group won in 2023!

In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Control System Integration Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You’ll Do

• Develop automation solutions by designing control systems, creating project documentation and drawings.
• Interface with project teams, clients, and vendors.
• Program PLCs (Rockwell) and HMIs (e.g., Factory Talk, Cimplicity, Wonderware, Ignition).
• Communicate plan progress to project stakeholders.
• Manage project deliverables to agreed budget, schedule, and scope.
• Support site installation, checkout, and start-up of automated manufacturing processes.
• Make an impact day-to-day with your skills and expertise, strengthening relationships with clients and team members.

What You’ll Bring

• Proficiency in control systems, troubleshooting, and high-intensity environments.
• At least three years of direct experience as a controls engineer working on automated processes/system integration in industrial manufacturing environments such as food, beverage, or consumer health products.
• Experience in designing automation controls systems (PLC, SCADA).
• Understanding of industrial control panel design and fabrication (UL508A).
• Knowledge of instrumentation and controls (I&C).
• Understanding of engineering documentation (P&IDs, process flow diagrams, SOPs).
• Experience with field instrumentation, control system installation, and configuration.
• Familiarity with machine safety applications, electrical power distribution, and control panel design.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and presentations.
• Willingness to travel for project needs, including installation, start-up, meetings, trainings, and industry events.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical engineering, or a related technical field (preferred).

Our culture and commitment to our people set us apart. We foster mutual respect, integrity, and an environment focused on individual and collective success. Our entrepreneurial model offers a rewarding, challenging, and flexible career path. As a Controls Engineer, you'll have access to…