Controls Engineer II
Nashville, TNFull-timePosted 2 days agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Controls Engineer II designs and implements control systems for automated equipment, including electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic design and programming. The role coordinates machine debugging, power-up, and validation with build and electrical teams, and ensures equipment meets customer and JR Automation specifications. Travel to customer sites for installation and startup is expected, up to 25% yearly.
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Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America Job ID: R0146213 Date Posted: 2026-11-13 Company Name: WRIGHT INDUSTRIES, LLC Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: Our Controls Engineering teams are made of talented engineers who enjoy thinking outside the box with their team to solve practical problems with no standard solution. The projects we work on offer diverse experiences that strengthen and challenge individual and team skills, resulting in innovative solutions. We value creativity, assertiveness and quick thinking
What You’ll Do:
- Design, implement and document control systems for various types of automated equipment.
- Conduct the electrical/hydraulic pneumatic design, peripheral device programming, machine PLC programming, coordinate the machine debug, power-up, and machine validation with the appropriate build and electrical teams.
- Ensure that equipment is designed and programmed to customer and/or JR Automation build specifications using standard techniques and approach.
Note: This list of responsibilities is by no means inclusive; however, it is intended to be a guideline for activities.
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree from 4-year College or university in related engineering field, or six years related experience and/or training.
- At least 3 years of related experience and/or training
Skills You’ll Have:
- Exposure to industry, an equivalent combination of education or experience.
- Experience wtih PLC's, HMI, Robot, AutoCAD, Motion Control, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, and/or Vision Systems
- Computer proficiency
Other Details:
- Travel to customer sites for installation and startup of equipment; up to 25% travel expected yearly.
Company Overview At JR Automation, our team of experts leverage the latest technologies, innovative thinking, and decades of experience to meet the automation needs of our customers all over the world. Founded in 1980, JR Automation now has over 2,000 employees at 23 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia. We value creativity, assertiveness, quick thinking and a passion for technology. Come think, solve, and create with us!
Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)-Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job at JR Automation, please send the nature of request and contact information to [email protected]. Queries other than accommodation requests will not be responded to.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,157 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Tennessee median$103–160K/yr33 salary ranges
- US median$39–50/hr142 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 61 open Controls Engineer jobs in Tennessee and 2,157 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Tennessee
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,843 postings).
- Education
- 1,064 of the 2,157 open Controls Engineer jobs (49%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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