Engineering Team Lead - Remote Water & Wastewater Controls

CEC Controls Company; Wixom (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Full benefits (health, dental, vision,

401k match, life/disability)

Mileage compensation and travel for on

site work

Job summary

CEC Controls is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Leader to guide the Michigan Process Controls group, serving the water and wastewater sector. The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise across the full control systems lifecycle — design, engineering, startup, testing, and implementation — within water/wastewater and related process industries.

This is a leadership role that pairs strong technical acumen with proven capability in project management and team leadership, guiding both

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or associate degree in engineering or related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in process automation (instrumentation and controls).
• Experience with PLC programming across multiple platforms (RSLogix/Studio 5000, Siemens Step 7).
• Experience developing HMI/SCADA applications (FactoryTalk View, Ignition, VTScada).
• Design of electrical control panels per UL508A; familiar with industrial networks and instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multiple process automation projects in water/wastewater.
• Design automation control systems from customer specifications (PLC, SCADA, OT networks).
• Lead FAT/SAT, on-site startup, commissioning, and client training.
• Coordinate with customers, suppliers, and internal teams to meet schedules and budgets.
• Support business development through client meetings and proposals.

Skills

Project leadership

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Electrical design

Industrial networks

Team management

Client collaboration

P&ID reading

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in engineering

Tools

RSLogix/Studio 5000

Siemens Step 7 (TIA Portal)

Opto22 PAC Control

FactoryTalk View

Ignition

Job description

CEC Controls is seeking an experienced Engineering Team Leader to guide the Michigan Process Controls group, serving the water and wastewater sector. The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise across the full control systems lifecycle — design, engineering, startup, testing, and implementation — within water/wastewater and related process industries.

This is a leadership role that pairs strong technical acumen with proven capability in project management and team leadership, guiding both