Controls Engineer III - Automation Lead (Travel)

Thermo-Systems-LLC; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 99,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus opportunity

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off & sick leave

Tuition reimbursement & credentialing

Job summary

Thermo Systems is seeking a Controls Engineer III to lead automation and control-system projects onsite in the US. You will execute complete projects or substantial portions, coordinate with multiple teams, and drive design, testing, and implementation while maintaining quality and safety standards.

The role offers opportunities for travel up to 50% and provides growth through hands-on technical direction, problem solving, and collaboration with customers and partners across industries including

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of engineering, automation, and control-system concepts.
• Ability to interpret, apply, and reconcile project requirements, drawings, specifications, procedures, standards, and other technical information.
• Ability to learn and work effectively with new engineering tools, software, platforms, equipment, and customer technologies as assignments require.
• Sound technical judgment, including evaluating problems and risks, developing potential solutions, and recognizing when additional expertise or broader involvement is needed.
• Effective written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to organize and prioritize engineering work, manage competing needs, follow through on commitments, and communicate risks that could affect successful delivery.
• Commitment to quality, safety, professional conduct, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the engineering execution of complete projects or significant portions of broader engineering efforts, determining the deliverables and individual tasks necessary to achieve the required outcome.
• Develop and implement automation and control-system solutions through design, development, integration, testing, implementation, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate technical work and interfaces with other engineers, disciplines, project teams, customers, and partners as required for successful delivery.
• Identify and resolve technical and execution problems, evaluate potential solutions, and escalate issues or decisions requiring broader involvement.
• Monitor engineering progress, quality, risks, and dependencies and take action to keep assigned work on track.
• Complete assigned engineering responsibilities with limited direction while keeping appropriate stakeholders informed of significant decisions, risks, and changes.
• This position may require up to 50% overnight travel based on project and business needs.
• Coordinate technical activities and interfaces across engineering, project teams, customers, partners, and other disciplines as required for successful delivery.
• Serve as a primary technical point of contact for assigned projects or engineering efforts, communicating status, decisions, technical needs, and risks to appropriate stakeholders.
• Identify communication or coordination gaps that could affect delivery and take action to resolve them.
• Communicate problems requiring broader involvement with sufficient context, potential solutions, and expected impacts to support timely decisions.
• Adapt technical communication to the needs and knowledge of customers, project teams, and technical contributors.

Skills

Control systems

Requirements analysis

Learning agility

Technical judgment

Communication

Prioritization

Quality & safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science or related

Job description

Thermo Systems is seeking a Controls Engineer III to lead automation and control-system projects onsite in the US. You will execute complete projects or substantial portions, coordinate with multiple teams, and drive design, testing, and implementation while maintaining quality and safety standards.

The role offers opportunities for travel up to 50% and provides growth through hands-on technical direction, problem solving, and collaboration with customers and partners across industries including