Controls Commissioning Team Lead — Global Field Deployments

Kids for the Future; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

TGW Systems Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a Controls Commissioning Team Lead to supervise a team of engineers and oversee design, development, and onsite commissioning of control systems for material-handling solutions.

The role requires regular travel to customer facilities and collaboration with peers and the Manager of Controls Commissioning. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in a controls-related field, 5+ years of experience, strong PLC/HMI skills, and familiarity with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a controls-related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on controls engineering experience in material-handling or industrial environments.
• Travel up to 50% travel, domestically and internationally

Responsibilities

• Supervise team of Controls Commissioning Engineers, including scheduling and performance reviews.
• Lead design, development, and commissioning of control systems with PLCs and HMIs.
• Write and debug PLC code and HMI applications.
• Integrate control systems with sensors, actuators, and networks (Ethernet/IP, Profinet).
• Perform in-house emulation testing and onsite commissioning support.
• Provide maintenance, upgrades, and documentation of commissioning activities.
• Travel to projects domestically and internationally.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

PLCs & HMIs

Electrical & mechanical knowledge

Leadership experience

Design-to-production lifecycle

Industrial automation

Siemens TIA Portal

C++ knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Controls-related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

AutoCAD

edrawings

Job description

TGW Systems Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI, is seeking a Controls Commissioning Team Lead to supervise a team of engineers and oversee design, development, and onsite commissioning of control systems for material-handling solutions.

The role requires regular travel to customer facilities and collaboration with peers and the Manager of Controls Commissioning. The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s degree in a controls-related field, 5+ years of experience, strong PLC/HMI skills, and familiarity with