Manager, Controls System Integration

barrywehmiller; East Brunswick Township (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Design Group, part of Barry-Wehmiller, seeks a Manager of Controls System Integration to lead electrical and controls engineering teams delivering integrated and automated manufacturing solutions. You’ll work with project teams and clients to define solutions, allocate resources, and ensure quality and timeliness.

You will mentor engineers, help develop technical standards, and collaborate across industries to strengthen client partnerships and project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• At least nine years of combined technical and people management experience.
• Experience overseeing projects involving engineering, design, and programming of integrated and automated manufacturing systems.
• Experience developing electrical schematics, PLC programs, and HMI/SCADA applications.
• Willingness to travel for project installation, start-up, client meetings, and training.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical and controls engineers through full project lifecycle from conception to start-up.
• Define solutions for multiple system integration projects and assign teams based on requirements.
• Monitor project performance and provide scheduling, planning, and execution oversight.
• Create and support technical standards that promote consistent client solutions.
• Partner with project teams and clients to maintain alignment with project objectives.
• Support recruiting activities for the Control System Integration Practice.
• Manage and mentor team members while developing training objectives and strategies; coordinate workloads with regional offices.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Project management

System integration

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or related field

Job description

About Us

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

Manager, Controls System Integration

Who You'll Work With

At Design Group, you'll collaborate with experienced leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to solve complex challenges for some of the world's leading companies. You'll join a growing team of more than 1,500 professionals across 45 U.S. offices where you'll be empowered to make an impact, develop your expertise , and grow your career.

You will join the Control System Integration Practice and work with electrical and controls engineers, project teams, technical specialists, and clients across multiple industries. Design Group is recognized as a system integrator and is a Rockwell Platinum Integrator and an Ignition Enterprise Premier Integrator.

What You'll Do

In this role, you'll lead electrical and controls engineering teams that deliver integrated and automated manufacturing solutions. You'll work closely with project teams and clients to define solutions, assign resources, oversee execution, and maintain alignment with project objectives . This position plays an important role in project quality and team development, giving you the opportunity to strengthen technical standards, mentor professionals, and support client success across multiple industries.

• Lead electrical and controls engineers through the full project lifecycle, including conception, proposal, specification, development, integration, testing, and start-up
• Define solutions for multiple system integration projects and assign teams based on project requirements
• Monitor project performance and provide scheduling, planning, technical, and execution oversight
• Create and support technical standards that promote consistent, accurate client solutions
• Partner with project teams and clients to maintain alignment with project objectives
• Support recruiting activities for the Control System Integration Practice
• Manage and mentor team members while developing training objectives and strategiesCoordinate project workloads and activities with regional offices and help improve methods and procedures
• Communicate project updates clearly to clients, project teams, and internal stakeholders

What You'll Bring

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering , computer science, or a related field
• At least nine years of combined technical and people management experience
• Experience overseeing projects involving the engineering, design, and programming of integrated and automated manufacturing systems
• Experience developing electrical schematics, PLC programs, and HMI/SCADA applications and supporting proposal development
• Ability and willingness to travel for project installation, start-up, client meetings, company meetings, training, seminars, forums, and conventions

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Company: Design Group