
Senior Controls Engineer
St Louis Park, MN · HybridFull-timeSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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The Senior Controls Engineer oversees and performs the design, programming, documentation, testing, and commissioning of control system projects. The role also supports team performance through mentoring, technical assistance, and process improvement. EOSYS provides industrial automation and integration services, with projects across multiple industries. The position includes regional travel of 25%.
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Description
Feel like your engineering career is at a standstill? Having trouble climbing the "corporate ladder"? EOSYS is growing and currently hiring a Senior Controls Engineer to join our talented team.
Why Work at EOSYS?
At EOSYS, you're not just another engineer added to our headcount. When you work at EOSYS you become part of the EOSYS family. Our engineers are some of the most talented and engaged engineers in the industry. As a leader in providing industrial automation and integration services, we offer stimulating, challenging projects across across a wide variety of industries including Consumer Packaged Goods, Food and Beverage, Chemical, Automotive, Metals, Pulp & Paper and Power & Utilities . We work in small teams, build strong relationships with our colleagues and customers, and provide many opportunities for career development. For all these reasons and more, our Engineers have a strong sense of accomplishment and choose to call EOSYS home.
The Senior Controls Engineer position oversees and performs the design, programming, documentation, testing, and commissioning of control system projects. They also contribute to overall team performance by training/mentoring associates, providing technical assistance, and improving processes and standards.
Responsibilities
Provide application/control systems design and development for systems of varying complexity.
Develop and evaluate alternative system solutions that meet stated requirements.
Modify program/system logic involving multiple systems and subsystems.
Develop proficiency in several programming languages and control device networks for PLCs, PCs, or DCS systems.
Interact with customers to gain an understanding of the business environment. Defines scope, plans and deliverables for assigned work.
Work successfully in a matrix structure; focused strongly on customer service and personal growth.
Regional travel 25%.
Requirements
BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college/university or equivalent experience.
9+ years work experience in industrial controls and system integration with a strong focus on software design and programming.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, have excellent attention to detail and be willing and able to learn new technologies quickly.
Material handling or process control design, development, and troubleshooting experience.
Rockwell ControlLogix PLC Programming experience.
Networking experience including - EtherNet/IP, ControlNet, and DeviceNet.
Experience successfully interacting and working with customers at multiple levels of responsibility in a manufacturing or production environment.
Willingness to work beyond core business hours, if necessary to minimize business interruption during planned or unplanned system modifications.
Have solid verbal and written communication skills.
Successful completion of drug screen and background check is required
Nice to Have
Servo design, development, and troubleshooting experience of advanced motion control systems including multi-axis, coordinated axis applications is a plus. (Rockwell Kinetix experience is a plus).
Experience with HMI, WonderWare Intouch / App Server / System Platform.
Automotive or Food & Beverage experience.
Experience successfully managing projects with teams of 1 to 2 engineers.
Experience successfully managing technical projects through the entire project cycle including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, commissioning, and closing phases.
Familiar with common Project Management tools for managing budget, schedule, and scope of various size projects.
Experience mentoring engineers on a technical level.
Must be authorized to work in the United States. EOSYS is not currently accepting work visas.
The EOSYS Group is an Equal Opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, sexuality, transgender status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting our HR department at 615-355-7202.
Minimum Education Required
Bachelors
Minimum Experience Required
9+ years work experience in industrial controls and system integration with a strong focus on software design and programming.
Shift
First (Day)
Number of Openings
5
Veterans Encouraged to Apply
Yes
Drug Test Required
Yes
Compensation
$
Postal Code
55416
Job Type
Full Time
Place of Work
Hybrid
Requisition ID
2899
Job Benefits
Competitive Salary
Health Insurance
401K Matching
Profit Sharing
Employe Stock Options
How this job compares
Set against the 2,345 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Minnesota median$92–130K/yr51 salary ranges
- US median$39–53/hr157 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 58 open Controls Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 2,345 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Actalent6 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 9 years of experience — more than three in four Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,976 postings).
- Education
- 1,163 of the 2,345 open Controls Engineer jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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