Controls Lead, Automation Integration

Posted Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM

AIT is the world's largest provider of automation, factory integration and tooling solutions dedicated to the global aerospace, defense, and space launch vehicle industries.
AIT offers a competitive compensation package (including free medical options for employees and their family), casual work environment and excellent growth opportunities.

The Controls Lead for Automation Integration coordinates the shop required technological activities from initial planning thru the electrical build execution phase to pre commissioning the equipment for Software start up. Additionally, assists the Software Engineers throughout the start up in preparation for final acceptance testing of all automation projects prior to shipping to customer facility locations.

• Attends the Project Managers kick off meetings to ensures a SOW is provided to shop planning, controls manufacturing identifying total content for the integration pre commissioning tasks and execution.
• Reviews the PM project timelines and provides shop feedback on capability, internal capacity to meet the schedule and milestone deadlines.
• Reviews the controls integration statement of work based on strategic sourcing, what will be released as a “turnkey build” and what will be manufactured internally (or locally outsourced). Provide that scheduling information to the BPM processing release and final assembly teams.
• Monitors controls purchased parts, both ordering requirements and delivery, 2/4/6 week look ahead. Identify specifics for material timing miss-alignment, creating shortage list for Project Manager.
• Consistent communication with electricians, assist to schedules in-house or contingent resources needed to perform the integration and pre commissioning objectives on a project-by-project basis.
• Ensures adherence to customer specifications and established supporting specific procedures.
• Attend the Manufacturing Kickoff, weekly Build Status meetings, gathering information relevant to integration planning and pre commissioning.
• Monitors and provides job status updates, manpower requirements to Manager’s and ensure that the integration team is appropriately staffed to meet both immediate and future demands.
• Conducts a shop floor Integration status meeting to ensure that work assignments are understood, tracked and the commissioning statuses are clearly communicated and documented.
• Identifies changes both internally and externally. Communicates change requests and NCRs to the Manager’s. Communicates back with Engineering issues and lessons learned, implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Assists in maintaining departmental standards, forms, work instructions, CI and procedures.
• Provided recommendations to investigate and implement any new technologies, suggest new and innovative ways to apply it.

• Five years of Controls technical experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• This position may require a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

List of needed knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully accomplish the duties and responsibilities of the job.

• Experienced in automation, electrical application concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to read and understand electrical and pneumatic schematics.
• Background in PLC. HMI, and motion control programming.
• Relies on personal experience to understand and plan work to accomplish goals.
• Motivated with strong interpersonal skills, a proactive work ethic, excellent oral/written communication.
  
  Effectively present information, written or otherwise, to leadership.
• Ability to define problems, collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Can multitask and manage multiple large and small projects in a cross functional environment.
• Give specific, actionable expectations to staff and provides feedback and advice to ensure continuous improvement and development of individuals.

• Indoor. Production and office environment. Temperature controlled.

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