Senior Controls Engineer – Industrial Automation Upgrades

KION Group; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic Corp. currently seeks a Senior Controls Engineer to lead and coordinate controls development for Lifecycle Services and Solutions – Modernizations & Upgrades. The role covers hardware, software, electrical and safety aspects, ensuring standards and timely customer acceptance across projects.

You will translate customer requirements into actionable engineering tasks, support design reviews, and mentor junior engineers while traveling up to 40% to project sites and customer meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechatronics or Controls)
• 8+ years of Controls Engineering or related experience delivering project controls solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborate across teams, functions and organizational levels

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and improve controls standards and documentation
• Evaluate and recommend standard control hardware solutions
• Participate in technical reviews for controls hardware and software
• Support project engineering teams with controls design needs
• Review controls designs and support validation activities
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues on projects
• Provide project technical support including integration and cross-discipline coordination
• Guide junior team members on project engineering teams
• Review system-level drawings for regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with engineering disciplines, project management and other departments
• Promote safety and compliance through clear communication and standards adherence
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Support planning and delivery of engineering work within project timelines
• Travel up to 40% for project sites and customer meetings

Skills

Controls engineering

Electrical systems

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Project support

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical/Mechatronics/Controls)

Tools

EtherNet/IP

Modbus

CIP Safety

SafeLink

PROFINET

PROFIsafe

Allen-Bradley PLC

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

Dematic Corp. currently seeks a Senior Controls Engineer to lead and coordinate controls development for Lifecycle Services and Solutions – Modernizations & Upgrades. The role covers hardware, software, electrical and safety aspects, ensuring standards and timely customer acceptance across projects.

You will translate customer requirements into actionable engineering tasks, support design reviews, and mentor junior engineers while traveling up to 40% to project sites and customer meetings.