Sr Controls Engineer

Yamas Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/remote work options

Flexible project timing

Opportunity to shape standards and re-

Job summary

Yamas Group is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead controls for custom winding, unwinding, and web handling machinery projects. You will act as the primary controls contact for customers throughout each project and contribute to standardizing platforms and the controls code base across projects.

This role emphasizes collaboration, hands-on ownership of PLC/HMI work, and long-term influence on engineering practices within the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience with winding, unwinding, and/or web handling equipment.
• Strong industrial controls and PLC programming background.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs strongly preferred; Siemens PLC experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead as the Lead Controls Engineer on 2–3 custom machinery projects at a time (1–2 years each).
• Own controls hardware, PLC software, HMI development, and process considerations for assigned projects.
• Lead customer kickoff meetings and serve as the primary controls contact throughout the project.
• Contribute to a standardized, scalable controls engineering approach across machine platforms.
• Help improve engineering processes and reduce field time during commissioning.

Skills

Industrial controls

PLC programming

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

Winding/unwinding/web handling

Job description

Role Overview

Our Client is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to serve as the lead engineer on custom winding, unwinding, and web handling machinery projects. This is a highly customer facing position where the Senior Controls Engineer serves as the customer's primary point of contact for controls related matters throughout the life of a project. Beyond leading individual projects, this person will play an important role in a major engineering initiative over the next several years: standardizing machinery platforms and developing a more consistent engineering code base and controls approach across projects.

This is an opportunity for an experienced controls engineer to have a meaningful impact on how the engineering organization operates going forward.

Why you should join this team:

• Colloborative team environment at a company that is a leader in this market


• You will establisj engineering standards, controls architecture, and a standardized code base that will influence projects for years to come.


• This role is due to growth, the company is financially stable and has a healthy combination of strong backlog and new orders


• The organization has embraced hyrid/remote work and provides engineers with meaningful flexibility when project requirements allow.


• Engineers work on highly customized machinery and have meaningful design latitude rather than repeatedly modifying the same standard product.


• Projects support customers across industries including consumer packaged goods, packaging, and construction materials.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as Lead Controls Engineer on approximately 2–3 custom machinery projects at a time, with projects typically running 1–2 years.


• Own controls-related hardware, PLC software, HMI development, and process considerations for assigned projects.


• Lead customer kickoff meetings and serve as the primary controls contact throughout the project.


• Contribute to the development of a standardized, scalable, and repeatable controls engineering approach across machine platforms.


• Help improve engineering processes and reduce unnecessary time spent in the field during commissioning.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience with winding, unwinding, and/or web handling equipment.


• Strong industrial controls and PLC programming background.


• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs strongly preferred.


• Siemens PLC experience is a significant plus due to increasing Siemens-based project work; internal Siemens training is available.