Senior Controls Engineering Leader

Kion Group AG; Wauwatosa, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Competitive Compensation and Benefits

Pay Transparency

Global Opportunities

Job summary

Dematic Corp is seeking a Controls Engineering Manager to lead a team of project execution engineers within the Project Engineering Organization. The role focuses on directing day-to-day project execution, growing team capabilities, and aligning cross-disciplinary efforts across engineering and service functions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of engineering leadership experience in material handling or logistics automation, with proven ability to influence stakeholders, coach staff, and manage

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of engineering management or people leadership.
• 8+ years of material handling and/or logistics automation experience.
• Ability to work independently and lead in remote, office, and customer-site environments.
• Travel 15-25% to Customer or Dematic locations.

Responsibilities

• Own project performance and outcomes of direct engineering team.
• Provide coaching and guidance to help ensure team member and project success.
• Ensure project targets are met for quality, on-time delivery, and cost.
• Anticipate issues and address proactively.
• Provide regular reporting of project performance and status to management and peers.
• Maintain accurate monthly forecasting across assigned projects.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Team leadership

Communication skills

Problem solving

Budgeting

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Allen-Bradley PLC

Rockwell PLC

Job description

Dematic Corp is seeking a Controls Engineering Manager to lead a team of project execution engineers within the Project Engineering Organization. The role focuses on directing day-to-day project execution, growing team capabilities, and aligning cross-disciplinary efforts across engineering and service functions.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of engineering leadership experience in material handling or logistics automation, with proven ability to influence stakeholders, coach staff, and manage