Principal Controls Engineer

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Make an Impact at Sealed Air

At Sealed Air, we reimagine the packaging and manufacturing industry through innovation, sustainability, and engineering excellence. Our Global Engineering team is looking for a Principal Controls Engineer who is ready to lead complex, high-impact projects that shape the way products are manufactured, protected, and delivered worldwide.

In this role, you ll provide technical leadership in the design, development, and implementation of advanced control systems for our cutting-edge manufacturing equipment. You will oversee project execution, guide engineers, and ensure that our control systems deliver safety, efficiency, and reliability at a global scale.

• Lead & Mentor: Provide technical leadership for controls engineering projects, guiding and developing engineers while ensuring alignment with functional and business objectives.
• Own the Design: Define, design, and approve advanced control systems—including PLC/PC-based systems, HMIs, motor controls, drives, and industrial networks.
• Deliver Complex Projects: Oversee capital investment projects from concept through startup, ensuring budgets, schedules, and technical requirements are met.
• Ensure Quality & Standards: Implement and enforce design quality standards, documentation accuracy, and best practices in controls engineering.
• Drive Innovation: Identify, evaluate, and integrate emerging technologies that improve system performance, reduce costs, and advance sustainability goals.
• Collaborate Globally: Partner with cross-functional and multicultural teams to deliver world-class automation solutions.
• Be a Trusted Expert: Serve as the go-to authority for electrical controls in converting and extrusion equipment, ensuring robust, safe, and scalable solutions.

• Global Impact: Lead engineering projects that influence how packaging equipment is designed and operated around the world.
• Innovation Leadership: Shape the future of our automation and control systems, driving efficiency and sustainability across operations.
• Career Growth: Develop leadership experience by mentoring engineers and managing high-visibility projects.
• Collaborative Culture: Work with world-class experts in a diverse, inclusive, and innovative environment.

• Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering (ABET-accredited).
• 7+ years of experience in design and project engineering, including team leadership or people management.
• Proven expertise in PLCs (Allen Bradley, Siemens, Rockwell), HMIs, motor control systems, servo drives, and industrial networks (Ethernet IP, Control Net, Device Net, Profibus).
• Strong CAD/CAE skills (AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical, Solid Works Composer, Matlab, FEA/CFD simulation, Drive Works).
• Experience leading capital investment projects and driving cross-functional collaboration.
• Manufacturing, packaging, or extrusion background strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.

WHY WORK AT SEALED AIR?

It is our responsibility to leverage what we have to affect positive and meaningful change for our communities and planet using Sealed Air s global resources and expertise.

Corporate sustainability - it s about improving the lives of people around the world by addressing pressing needs in the communities where we and our customers operate.

Customer Success - meeting our customers  needs. At Sealed Air it s more than a goal, it s an integral part of our business practices, our innovative solutions, and our values.

Leaving our communities better than we found them through dedication of time, talent and resources.