Controls Engineer: Lead Automation & Team Growth|1st Shift

Bluewater Hayes Inc.; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement and career dev

Job summary

Bluewater Hayes Inc. seeks a Controls Engineer to drive the technical direction and growth of our automation capabilities. Reporting to the President, this leadership role combines hands-on design and mentoring to scale our controls team.

You will design, program, and implement automation systems for custom machinery, create standards, and guide a growing group of engineers while maintaining family-friendly hours and travel of less than 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls, or Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years of controls and automation engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency with Allen Bradley Studio 5000 and/or Siemens TIA Portal.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical and 3D CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of complete control systems (schematics, pneumatics, hydraulics, software).
• Create electrical schematics in AutoCAD Electrical with accuracy and consistency.
• Develop and program PLCs and HMIs to integrate robotics, vision, and motion systems.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineering teams to align electrical and mechanical designs.
• Define and configure I/O for PLCs, robots, and field devices.
• Mentor and train junior engineers; lead technical reviews and best practices.
• Manage external resources for panel builds, controls engineering, and robot programming.
• Support startup, debug, and commissioning with minimal travel (<25%).

Skills

Control systems design

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Industrial protocols

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Electrical/Controls/Computer Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Autodesk Inventor

Allen Bradley Studio 5000

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

Bluewater Hayes Inc. seeks a Controls Engineer to drive the technical direction and growth of our automation capabilities. Reporting to the President, this leadership role combines hands-on design and mentoring to scale our controls team.

You will design, program, and implement automation systems for custom machinery, create standards, and guide a growing group of engineers while maintaining family-friendly hours and travel of less than 25%.