Controls Engineering Lead – Logistics Automation

KION Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic Corp is seeking a Controls Engineering Manager to lead a team of project execution engineers within the Project Engineering Organization. The role requires 5+ years of leadership experience in material handling and logistics automation, with a focus on strategic initiatives and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include coaching, budget management, and ensuring on-time, high-quality project delivery across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of engineering management or people leadership.
• 8+ years in material handling and/or logistics automation preferred.
• Ability to work independently and lead with minimal supervision in remote, office, and customer-site environments.
• Knowledge of CAD and PLCs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own project performance and outcomes of direct engineering team.
• Provide coaching and guidance to help ensure team member and project success.
• Ensure project targets are met for quality, on-time delivery, and cost.
• Anticipate issues and address proactively.
• Provide regular reporting of project performance and status to management and peers.
• Maintain accurate monthly forecasting across assigned projects.
• Proactively manage direct project budgets and indirect department budgets.
• Attend project turnovers and assess projects for risks prior to execution.
• Make staffing decisions based on team skills and priorities.
• Maintain utilization and level-loading of team members.
• Participate in pre-sale technical reviews with Sales and Solution Development teams.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Project execution

Team management

CAD (AutoCAD)

PLC: Allen-Bradley/Rockwell

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Job description

Dematic Corp is seeking a Controls Engineering Manager to lead a team of project execution engineers within the Project Engineering Organization. The role requires 5+ years of leadership experience in material handling and logistics automation, with a focus on strategic initiatives and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include coaching, budget management, and ensuring on-time, high-quality project delivery across multiple locations.