Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer - Own the full project, not just a piece

Newark, DE

You’re not looking to babysit someone else’s code or stare at a screen all day. You want to design, build, test, and see your control systems driving real manufacturing operations.

In this role, you’ll be the go-to Controls Engineer on automation projects for a mix of manufacturers across chemicals, pharma, industrial gases, and discrete products. You’ll shape the control strategy, lead pieces of the project team, and be the face of the solution on-site with the customer.

You’ll own the lifecycle – from requirements to commissioning – and work directly with project managers, subject matter experts, and business leadership to get projects over the finish line.

This is a place where controls engineers grow into technical leaders, project managers, sales engineers, and engineering managers – all under leadership that has walked the same path.

If you’ve delivered controls projects in manufacturing and want more ownership, we want to talk to you.

You’ll work across a range of automation projects for manufacturing customers, with exposure to multiple industries and platforms.

• Process control systems for chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Automation for industrial gases production facilities
• Control systems for discrete manufactured products
• PLC-based machine and process control
• HMI and SCADA visualization and control layers
• DCS implementations and upgrades
• MES-related control and integration work
• Energy efficiency and productivity-focused automation solutions

You’ll be configuring and integrating PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, and MES applications to meet specific customer requirements.

The core challenge: turning complex manufacturing requirements into clean, reliable, fully documented control systems that run safely and efficiently.

• Designing, developing, and documenting control systems that meet customer requirements
• Leading project teams to ensure quality deliverables and on-time completion
• Configuring PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, and/or MES applications for manufacturing customers
• Communicating directly with customers in the office and on-site to present work and refine solutions
• Traveling to customer sites to implement, test, and commission project deliverables
  
  Meeting with project managers, subject matter experts, and business leadership to assess project status
• Determining effective approaches to keep projects on track to successful completion
• Handling projects through the entire lifecycle from concept through startup
• Mentoring fellow engineers on control concepts and project methodologies
• Using business application software (MS Office) to manage documentation, reporting, and communication
• Adjusting to off-hours work when required to support implementations and customer needs
• Maintaining a positive, professional, and cooperative working style with customers and teammates

• Three or more years of experience with control systems in manufacturing industries
• Hands‑on experience configuring PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, and/or MES applications
• Understanding of process control or other manufacturing processes
• Proven track record delivering automation projects to successful completion
• Ability to manage a project through its entire lifecycle
• Strong written and oral communication skills for complex technical concepts
• Thorough knowledge of MS Office business application software
• Positive, professional demeanor with a flexible and cooperative working style
• Willingness to work off‑hours when required
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to complete required drug testing and background checks

You’ve owned control system projects end‑to‑end in a manufacturing setting, comfortably bridging plant‑floor realities with automation best practices. You’re as confident in front of a customer as you are in front of a programming screen, and you enjoy mentoring other engineers on how to think about control strategy and project execution.

Maybe you’ve formalized your expertise with a PE or EIT, or picked up certifications from automation technology partners. You’re serious about the craft of…