Senior Controls Engineer: Field Automation & FAT Leader
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Job summary
Thermo Systems is seeking a Controls Engineer III to design, integrate, and deliver automation projects across industrial environments in a lead-capacity role. You will work with project managers and commissioning teams to ensure safe, reliable delivery aligned with requirements.
The position emphasizes field leadership, hands-on engineering execution, and growth into advanced technical leadership responsibilities, with travel up to 50% as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
- Typically 4+ years of experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, or system integration environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading engineering tasks or small project scopes.
Responsibilities
- Lead start-up and commissioning of control systems.
- Lead and perform FATs for automation systems.
- Develop and implement HMI and PLC-based automation solutions.
- Review technical documentation for accuracy and quality.
- Deliver assigned engineering tasks on schedule and within scope.
- Coordinate with project managers, engineers, subcontractors, and commissioning teams.
Skills
Education
Job description
Thermo Systems is seeking a Controls Engineer III to design, integrate, and deliver automation projects across industrial environments in a lead-capacity role. You will work with project managers and commissioning teams to ensure safe, reliable delivery aligned with requirements.
The position emphasizes field leadership, hands-on engineering execution, and growth into advanced technical leadership responsibilities, with travel up to 50% as needed.
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