Controls Engineer – Industrial Automation Leader (Contract→Perm)

Davies Engineering Group; Kendall Township (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Davies Engineering Group is seeking a seasoned Controls Engineer for a contract role based in Yorkville, IL. You will design, program, and commission industrial control systems with a primary focus on Rockwell Automation platforms for a Chicago-area manufacturing client.

The role begins as a contract engagement with potential conversion to full-time based on performance and business needs. You will collaborate with DEG controls engineers on project teams and interact with clients to deliver

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of industrial automation experience designing, programming, and commissioning industrial control systems.
• ABET-accredited engineering degree preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• FE completion is preferred, not required.
• Experience working on the owner's side of capital projects — reviewing integrator deliverables, witnessing FAT/SAT, and coordinating plant stakeholders — is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Demonstrated ability to manage automation projects, including scope, budget, schedule, and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Represent the owner's interests on automation scope: review integrator designs, code, and submittals for conformance with plant standards and functional requirements.
• Witness and document FAT/SAT, I/O checkout, and functional testing; track punch lists to closure.
• Coordinate between plant operations, maintenance, corporate engineering, and integrators; manage automation-related changes and RFIs.
• Identify and pursue automation opportunities with existing and prospective clients in the Chicago region.
• Build and maintain client relationships; prepare proposals, scopes of work, and cost estimates with DEG leadership.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, and deliverables from proposal through closeout; coordinate construction and commissioning schedules; communicate status to clients.

Skills

Project management

Client communication

Team coordination

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree (Electrical/Mechanical/Chemical)

Tools

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Rockwell Automation

Job description

Davies Engineering Group is seeking a seasoned Controls Engineer for a contract role based in Yorkville, IL. You will design, program, and commission industrial control systems with a primary focus on Rockwell Automation platforms for a Chicago-area manufacturing client.

The role begins as a contract engagement with potential conversion to full-time based on performance and business needs. You will collaborate with DEG controls engineers on project teams and interact with clients to deliver