Senior Controls Engineer

Jobot; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot in Tulsa seeks a senior controls engineer to keep industrial operations running and to lead the engineering team. You will be involved from PLC/HMI programming through testing, commissioning and troubleshooting, with meaningful ownership over projects.

The role combines hands-on engineering with design work and offers growth as you oversee a small team. Travel is modest and the environment values breadth across projects.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of controls engineering experience in industrial, process, manufacturing, or related environments.
• Proficient in PLC/HMI programming and controls engineering.
• Experience developing electrical drawings, panel layouts, I/O documentation, and control narratives.
• Ability to work across both controls programming and electrical/controls design (approx. 50/50).
• Experience with commissioning, startup, FAT/SAT, troubleshooting, or field implementation.
• Understanding of NEC, NFPA, ISA, UL, IEC, or similar standards.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related discipline.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to review work, delegate assignments, and lead engineers.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering across programming, design, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
• Lead the controls team and supervise ~2 engineers initially.
• Work on varied industrial projects with complex control systems.
• Collaborate across engineering functions to deliver projects.
• Travel is expected and typically modest (roughly every other month).

Skills

Communication

Leadership potential

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Controls Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley / Rockwell

Triconex

Job description

Keep industrial operations running, run the engineering team, and be a part of a historic successful company with a great name in the business!

This Jobot Job is hosted by: Alex Dickinson

Salary: $110,000 - $140,000 per year

A bit about us

Our client is an established industrial engineering and equipment organization specializing in engineered process heating and related plant systems for industrial applications around the world. Their Tulsa engineering operation is intentionally lean, giving engineers meaningful ownership over projects rather than placing them into narrow technical silos.

This is a hands-on engineering environment where controls professionals are involved from the early design stages through programming, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting. The organization is looking for a senior-level engineer who can contribute technically today while developing into a leadership role within the controls team.

Why join us

• Real technical ownership: You'll work across programming, design, testing, commissioning, and troubleshooting instead of being confined to one narrow controls function.
• Clear leadership opportunity: The expectation is for this person to grow into managing the controls group, beginning with oversight of approximately two engineers and potentially expanding from there.
• Varied industrial projects: Work with engineered process equipment and complex control systems rather than repetitive, cookie-cutter automation projects.
• Strong technical team: Join an engineering organization of roughly 20 engineers in Tulsa where experienced professionals have meaningful responsibility and visibility.
• Predictable travel: Travel is part of the job, but historically averages roughly one trip every other month and generally lasts no more than a week.

Job Details

• 8-12+ years of controls engineering experience in an industrial, process, manufacturing, or related environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with PLC/HMI programming and controls engineering.
• Allen-Bradley / Rockwell experience strongly preferred; Triconex experience is a major plus.
• Experience developing electrical drawings, panel layouts, I/O documentation, control narratives, and related engineering deliverables.
• Ability to work across both controls programming and electrical/controls design - the role is approximately a 50/50 blend of programming versus design/testing.
• Experience with commissioning, startup, FAT/SAT, troubleshooting, or field implementation.
• Understanding of applicable electrical and instrumentation standards including NEC, NFPA, ISA, UL, IEC, or similar.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to review work, delegate assignments, and eventually lead other engineers.

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.