Director, Controls Engineering & Automation

Invio Automation, Inc.; Michigan; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Invio Automation, Inc. in Michigan seeks a Director of Controls to provide strategic and technical leadership for the Controls Engineering function from its New Baltimore, MI location.

The role requires building the controls organization, establishing engineering standards, allocating resources, and ensuring safe, on-time, within-budget execution across projects while partnering with PM, Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Field Service to deliver reliable automation solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related field; 10+ years controls engineering experience.
• 5+ years in leadership roles managing controls teams.
• Experience in full automation lifecycle from concept through customer acceptance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Controls Engineering team and set strategic direction.
• Plan capacity, staffing, and budgets for projects.
• Collaborate with PM, Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Field Service.

Skills

Controls leadership

PLC/HMI programming

Robotics & vision systems

Project portfolio management

Resource planning

Mentoring & coaching

Customer-focused

Safety leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics

Tools

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell

Siemens

EPLAN

Electrical schematics reading

Job description

Invio Automation, Inc. in Michigan seeks a Director of Controls to provide strategic and technical leadership for the Controls Engineering function from its New Baltimore, MI location.

The role requires building the controls organization, establishing engineering standards, allocating resources, and ensuring safe, on-time, within-budget execution across projects while partnering with PM, Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Field Service to deliver reliable automation solutions.