SCADA Controls Team Lead – Visualization & PLC Solutions

Kids for the Future; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

TGW Systems Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI, seeks a Controls SCADA Team Lead to design, develop, and commission visualization systems for material-handling solutions and production lines.

This role requires leadership of a SCADA controls engineering team and close collaboration with the Manager of Controls Commissioning. You will guide design-to-production lifecycles, write and debug HMI applications, and perform emulation testing to ensure performance before on-site commissioning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Controls-related field or equivalent work experience.
• Five+ years of hands-on controls engineering experience in material-handling or warehouse environments.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of SCADA controls engineers, including scheduling and performance management.
• Designs and commissions control visualization systems using PLCs to meet project needs.
• Writes and debugs HMI applications for reliable control systems.
• Performs in-house emulation testing to verify performance before onsite commissioning.
• Provides installed-system support and planned upgrades.
• Documents SCADA activities and maintains project records.
• Travels to projects domestically and internationally.

Skills

PLCs

HMI systems

Team leadership

Design-to-production lifecycles

Industrial automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Controls-related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

TGW Systems Inc. in Grand Rapids, MI, seeks a Controls SCADA Team Lead to design, develop, and commission visualization systems for material-handling solutions and production lines.

This role requires leadership of a SCADA controls engineering team and close collaboration with the Manager of Controls Commissioning. You will guide design-to-production lifecycles, write and debug HMI applications, and perform emulation testing to ensure performance before on-site commissioning.