Director of Controls

The Company

Invio Automation is a leader in Industry 4.0, delivering high-value automation solutions that help customers accelerate growth in specialized markets such as medical devices, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing. With deep domain expertise and extensive engineering capabilities, Invio partners with clients from early-stage product design and R&D through to full-scale automation. Customers value Invio’s commitment to precision, quality, efficiency, and safety, and rely on its innovative, scalable solutions to support long-term growth.

Headquartered in Michigan, Invio Automation is supported by a vast design library, a growing North American presence with global reach, and a team of over 600 experienced professionals across the Midwest and northeast.

Invio Automation is a leader in Industry 4.0, delivering high-value automation solutions that help customers accelerate growth in specialized markets such as medical devices, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing. With deep domain expertise and extensive engineering capabilities, Invio partners with clients from early-stage product design and R&D through to full-scale automation. Customers value Invio’s commitment to precision, quality, efficiency, and safety, and rely on its innovative, scalable solutions to support long-term growth.

Headquartered in Michigan, Invio Automation is supported by a vast design library, a growing North American presence with global reach, and a team of over 600 experienced professionals across the Midwest and northeast.

Invio operates through two integrated segments:

• The Solutions Segment delivers engineered systems for precision manufacturing, including robotic cells, multi-station assembly lines, and other automation solutions.
• The Technologies Segment focuses on advanced autonomous systems and ergonomic tooling, including heavyweight Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), turnkey assembly solutions, and custom lift-assist tools for safety-critical applications.

Together, these segments enable Invio to deliver tailored automation solutions that improve performance and achieve high efficiency across the production lifecycle.

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Invio Automation is seeking an experienced Director of Controls to provide strategic and technical leadership for the Controls Engineering function. This role will be based in New Baltimore, MI. This leader will be responsible for developing the controls organization, establishing consistent engineering standards and processes, allocating resources across projects, and ensuring controls work is executed safely, accurately, on schedule, and within budget.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience in custom automation or special machine building and a strong understanding of the complete machine lifecycle, from proposal and concept development through design, programming, integration, startup, commissioning, and customer acceptance. This role will partner closely with Project Management, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Development, Field Service, and Operations to deliver reliable, cost-effective automation solutions and an exceptional customer experience.

• Lead, coach, develop, and hold accountable the Controls Engineering team, including Controls managers, engineers, and other controls resources.
• Establish the strategic direction, priorities, and operating standards for the Controls Engineering function.
• Lead controls resource planning, capacity forecasting, workload allocation, and staffing strategies to support current and future project demands.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, training, mentoring, performance management, and succession planning for…