Senior Controls Engineer — Precision Automation & Commissioning

Connect Force; Canton Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect Force Recruiting is partnering with a leading precision machinery manufacturer in the Farmington Hills area to hire a Senior Controls Engineer. The role focuses on design, programming, troubleshooting, startup, and optimization of advanced industrial machinery and automation systems.

The ideal candidate has strong PLC/HMI experience, reads electrical schematics, and collaborates with mechanical, electrical, software, service, and customer teams to deliver high-quality equipment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of controls engineering, automation, or related industrial equipment experience.
• Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with HMI development and electrical controls troubleshooting.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and support PLC and HMI programs for advanced industrial machinery.
• Support controls engineering for custom machine builds, retrofits, upgrades, and customer projects.
• Troubleshoot electrical, software, and machine-control issues during build, startup, and commissioning.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI development

Schematic reading

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Tools

Siemens PLCs

TIA Portal

Profinet/Ethernet/IP

Job description

Connect Force Recruiting is partnering with a leading precision machinery manufacturer in the Farmington Hills area to hire a Senior Controls Engineer. The role focuses on design, programming, troubleshooting, startup, and optimization of advanced industrial machinery and automation systems.

The ideal candidate has strong PLC/HMI experience, reads electrical schematics, and collaborates with mechanical, electrical, software, service, and customer teams to deliver high-quality equipment.