Manager - Controls Engineering Aftermarket

Daifuku; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision

401k with match

Pet Insurance

FSA/HSA

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Daifuku, a leading U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems, seeks an Aftermarket Controls Engineering leader to design, modify, commission, and support control and power distribution systems for existing solutions.

You will manage a team of controls engineers, coordinate with sales, software, and field services, and drive continuous improvement while delivering innovative solutions that maximize customer investment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field, or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of controls engineering experience in industrial automation or related industries.
• Experience with material handling systems, ASRS, conveyors, and warehouse automation preferred.
• Experience leading customer-facing engineering projects.
• Experience developing and mentoring technical teams preferred.
• Must be able to speak, read and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of controls engineers, including recruiting, onboarding, training, mentoring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Assign engineering resources based on project priorities, workload, skills, and customer commitments.
• Develop departmental objectives, staffing plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor engineering productivity, quality, and project performance metrics.
• Conduct regular design reviews, process audits, and quality assurance checks.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus.
• Support succession planning and professional development of team members.

Skills

Industrial automation

Control systems

AutoCAD electrical

Allen-Bradley PLC

Mitsubishi PLC

Omron PLC

HMI/SCADA

Troubleshooting

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

HMI/SCADA software

QNX operating systems

Job description

About Us

Daifuku is the nation’s leading independent, U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems. With hundreds of engineers in-house, the company designs, manufactures, integrates, and installs the full spectrum of intralogistics solutions. We provide leading-edge conveyor and sortation systems, voice and light-directed order fulfillment equipment, controls and software, robotics, mezzanines, and structures.

Position Summary

Leads the Aftermarket Controls Engineering function responsible for designing, modifying, commissioning, and supporting control systems and power distribution systems for existing customer material handling solutions. Manages a team of controls engineers while directly contributing technical leadership on complex aftermarket modernization, upgrade, retrofit, and enhancement projects. Responsible for departmental staffing, resource planning, engineering quality, project execution, technical standards, and employee development. Partners closely with Aftermarket Sales, Applications Engineering, Software Engineering, Project Management, Field Services, and customers to deliver innovative controls solutions that maximize customer investment and operational performance. Provides strategic leadership while maintaining hands-on technical involvement in project design, execution, commissioning support, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Manage a team of controls engineers, including recruiting, onboarding, training, mentoring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Assign engineering resources based on project priorities, workload, skills, and customer commitments.
• Develop departmental objectives, staffing plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor engineering productivity, quality, and project performance metrics.
• Conduct regular design reviews, process audits, and quality assurance checks.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus.
• Support succession planning and professional development of team members.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 8 years of controls engineering experience in industrial automation, material handling, or related industries.
• Experience with material handling systems, ASRS systems, conveyor systems, and warehouse automation preferred.
• Experience leading customer-facing engineering projects.
• Experience developing and mentoring technical teams preferred.
• Must be able to speak, read and understand the English language.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Requirements

• Strong knowledge of industrial automation and control systems.
• Proficient in AutoCAD electrical design and documentation.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, and Omron PLC platforms.
• Experience with HMI, SCADA, and industrial communication networks.
• Familiarity with QNX operating systems and material handling software architectures.
• Knowledge of electrical power distribution systems and industrial control panel design.
• Strong troubleshooting and commissioning capabilities.

Benefit Information

• Many great benefits to include Health/Vision/Dental/401k with match/Pet Insurance
• FSA/HSA
• Employee Assistance Program

EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Federal Contractor