Senior Controls Engineer — Lead Industrial Automation

5 Star Recruitment; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer in Albuquerque, NM. In this leadership position, you will deliver automation solutions and design standards across various industries. Ideal candidates will have 10+ years of experience, strong technical proficiency with PLC and DCS systems, and the ability to guide and mentor junior engineers. This role includes managing significant projects, ensuring profitability, and developing technical design standards within the team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a Controls Engineer.
• Strong technical proficiency with PLC, DCS, HMI, and SCADA.
• Ability to lead software design and implementation projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative automation solutions and design standards.
• Develop project execution plans and oversee project operations.
• Guide lower-level engineers and technicians as technical lead.

Skills

PLC programming

DCS programming

HMI/SCADA programming

Project management

Team leadership

SQL

.NET

Power BI

Grafana

Industrial networking

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical/Control Engineering

Tools

Rockwell Automation

Siemens

Modicon

ICONICS Genesis64

Wonderware ArchestrA

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer in Albuquerque, NM. In this leadership position, you will deliver automation solutions and design standards across various industries. Ideal candidates will have 10+ years of experience, strong technical proficiency with PLC and DCS systems, and the ability to guide and mentor junior engineers. This role includes managing significant projects, ensuring profitability, and developing technical design standards within the team.