Senior Controls Engineer: Automation & Impact

ExpertHiring; City of Troy (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to lead end-to-end engineering and automation projects directly with the Director of Engineering. You will design, implement, and validate PLC/HMI systems across Siemens, Allen-Bradley, GE, and Wago platforms, while guiding instrumentation and control panel work at customer sites.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, system integration, and rigorous testing, with opportunities for leadership and career growth in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or expected for an Engineer title.
• Electrical Engineering or related degree will be considered.
• Strong relevant experience in industrial instrumentation, controls, and automation.
• Experience designing, building, and programming PLC-based control systems.
• Strong ladder-logic programming experience.
• Siemens PLC and drive-platform experience strongly required, including Step 7, S120, or similar Siemens technologies.
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical.
• Ability to interpret and create P&IDs.
• Experience with HMI programming/integration.
• Experience with control panels, instrumentation, I/O checkout, troubleshooting, start-up, and commissioning.
• Engine test-cell instrumentation and controls experience is highly desirable.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review control-system architecture, flow diagrams, P&IDs, control sequences, and design specifications.
• Develop and review wiring schematics and control-panel layouts.
• Program and integrate PLC and HMI systems.
• Work with industrial control platforms including Siemens, Allen-Bradley, GE, Wago, and similar technologies.
• Perform system functionality testing.
• Create instrument indexes, BOMs, responsibility matrices, and project documentation.
• Conduct I/O checkout and troubleshooting.
• Calibrate instrumentation and tune PID loops.
• Perform equipment start-up and validation.
• Validate programming against control sequences.
• Support equipment installation and commissioning at customer locations.
• Perform risk and hazard analyses.

Skills

PLC programming

Ladder logic

Siemens PLC

Drive platforms

HMI programming

Instrumentation & controls

Project coordination

Client-facing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

Siemens STEP 7 / S120

Job description

Zohorecruit is seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to lead end-to-end engineering and automation projects directly with the Director of Engineering. You will design, implement, and validate PLC/HMI systems across Siemens, Allen-Bradley, GE, and Wago platforms, while guiding instrumentation and control panel work at customer sites.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, system integration, and rigorous testing, with opportunities for leadership and career growth in a fast-paced