Controls Engineer - Omaha

Join EAD to help solve complex controls and automation challenges in industrial facilities.

EAD supports projects across industrial manufacturing facilities, including food processing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and parcel handling environments. This role offers the opportunity to lead a controls engineering team across projects of varying size and complexity in a fast-paced, multi-discipline, and practical engineering setting.

The Controls Engineer delivers accurate, practical, and high-quality controls engineering for industrial and manufacturing facilities. This role is responsible for control system design, programming, field support, troubleshooting, and cross-discipline coordination. EAD expects strong performance at every level:
Staff Controls Engineer is expected to perform well in front of clients, work effectively in demanding on-site environments, and take ownership of their work.

This role requires sound judgment in active industrial facilities where field conditions, client operations, and project timelines demand a composed, adaptable, and resourceful engineer.

What Success Looks Like

In this role, success means:

• Delivering controls engineering work that is accurate, on time, on budget, and meets client and project requirements.
• Producing functional, buildable, and well-documented control system solutions.
• Coordinating effectively with project teams, other disciplines, and clients.
• Performing confidently and professionally in field environments, including commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting.
• Continuously building technical skills and discipline versatility.
• Owning your role in the success of the project by asking questions, closing loops, and learning fast.

Level Expectations

Staff Controls Engineer (7-10 years of experience)

• Actively leads the controls engineering scope on assigned projects, including technical direction, schedule ownership, and client coordination.
• Leads controls input to proposals and estimates, including scope definition, hours forecasting, and risk identification.
• Mentors and supports less experienced engineers through technical guidance and project collaboration.
• Serves as a primary technical point of contact for clients, vendors, and project teams on controls matters.
• Leads design reviews and drives quality within the controls scope.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, program, and commission PLC and DCS-based control systems for industrial and manufacturing facilities.
• Develop and configure HMI and SCADA applications to meet client and project requirements.
• Perform field activities including existing-condition verification, construction support, system checkout, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting.
• Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, process, and other project team members to ensure controls scope aligns with overall project design and intent.
• Prepare clear engineering deliverables including control system design documentation, specifications, instrument lists, and panel design input.
• Support proposals and estimates with technical input, hours estimates, and scope definition appropriate to level.
• Participate in and contribute to design reviews, quality checks, and lessons learned.
• Interface with clients, vendors, contractors, and construction teams professionally and effectively.
• Maintain knowledge of applicable codes and standards such as National Electrical Code (NEC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and International Society of Automation (ISA).
• Communicate proactively with the project team and Discipline Lead regarding progress, issues, risks, and decisions.
• Contribute to a safe working environment and follow EAD safety standards and practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related technical field; equivalent combination of education, military service, training, and experience may also be considered.
• Staff: 7–10 years of controls engineering experience in industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Experience with PLC and/or DCS-based control system design, programming, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with HMI or SCADA programming and configuration.
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