Controls Engineers

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Specialist training

Career progression

Premium healthcare

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited in Frisco, Texas is seeking a hands-on Controls Engineer to design and build PLC-based control systems from scratch for high-performance automation projects. You will own architecture, write software, test, and Commission systems across the full lifecycle from design to customer startup.

The role offers $110,000 - $120,000 base salary plus relocation assistance, specialist training, career progression, and premium healthcare and benefits; relocation and

Qualifications

• Hands-on PLC programming experience (any platform).
• Experience designing control systems from scratch.
• Strong understanding of control system architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Design control system architecture and software from scratch.
• Develop, program, test, and commission PLC control systems.
• Support full project lifecycle from design through commissioning and startup.

Skills

PLC programming

Control system design

System integration

Job description

Controls Engineer - Designing programs from scratch

Frisco, Texas

$110,000 - $120,000 + $10,000 Relocation Assistance + Specialist Training + Career Progression + Premium Healthcare & Benefits

Are you a Controls Engineer with hands on PLC programming experience, looking to step into a Senior role where you'll design and build control systems from the ground up? Join a leading automation systems specialist delivering advanced material handling solutions across high-performance distribution environments.

This is a great opportunity to join a business designing and delivering end to end automated systems to clients across the USA. You'll be part of a strong engineering team where technical ownership, innovation, and progression into senior leadership are genuinely supported.

In this role, you'll develop from scratch, program, test, and commission full PLC based control systems. You'll take ownership of control system architecture and software design, building machine logic including state management, fault handling, alarms, diagnostics, and recovery sequences. This is a hands-on role across the full lifecycle from design through to commissioning and customer startup.

This role is ideal for someone from a system integration background who wants to move beyond troubleshooting into full system design and development on large scale automation projects.

The Role:

• Design control system architecture and software from scratch
• Develop, program, test, and commission PLC control systems
• Support full project lifecycle from design through commissioning and startup

The Person:

• Hands on PLC programming experience (any platform)
• Strong experience building control systems from scratch (not just support/troubleshooting)
• Strong understanding of control system architecture and design

Keywords: Controls Engineer, Senior Controls Engineer, PLC, Automation, Robotics, Material Handling, Warehouse Automation, Conveyor Systems, System Integration, Controls Architecture, Commissioning, Engineering, Manufacturing

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.