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Controls Engineer Tech Support (Night Shift)

Dematic

Grand Rapids, MI · HybridFull-time$65–140K/yrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$65–140K/yr
Location
Grand Rapids, MIHybrid
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Dematic seeks a Controls Engineer for its Lifecycle Solutions Services Technical Support group, requiring material handling industry experience and remote customer support using schematics and PLC logic to diagnose and resolve system issues, with travel and on‑call duties.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Allen Bradley PLC, requiredSchneider PLC, requiredControls Hardware Troubleshooting, requiredElectrical Troubleshooting, requiredCustomer Service, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredWritten Communication, requiredIndependent Work, requiredCollaborative Teamwork, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent, required1+ Years Customer Service Support Experience, required

Full job description

Dematic Corp. has a need for a Controls Engineer in Dematic's Lifecycle Solutions Services (LSS) Technical Support group. The successful candidates will have experience working in the Material Handling industry and directly working with customers remotely using schematics and PLC logic to find, isolate, and resolve system problems. We offer: What We Offer:

  • Career Development
  • Competitive Compensation and Benefits
  • Pay Transparency
  • Global Opportunities

Learn More Here: https://www.dematic.com/en-us/about/careers/what-we-offer

Dematic provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The base pay range for this role is estimated to be $65,000 to $140,000 at the time of posting. Final compensation will be determined by various factors such as work location, education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Tasks and Qualifications: What You Will Do in This Role:

  • Use electrical schematics, control drawings, system documentation, material specifications, and other technical resources to troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment.
  • Provide remote and occasional onsite technical support for semi-complex automated material handling systems that integrate electrical hardware, controls, industrial computing, networking, and application software.
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation of troubleshooting activities, findings, customer communications, actions taken, escalations, and final resolutions within the designated ticketing system.
  • Collaborate with customers, engineering, field service, parts, and other technical resources to resolve issues requiring additional expertise, escalation, or onsite support.
  • Identify and recommend opportunities to improve system reliability, troubleshooting efficiency, service processes, cost effectiveness, and overall customer satisfaction.
  • Travel approximately 20–30% to customer locations as required.
  • Provide occasional on-call weekend and after-hours support.

What We Are Looking For:

  • Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
  • 1+ year's experience in a related field providing Customer Service Support.
  • Experience with Allen Bradley and Schneider PLC controls platforms.
  • Expertise in controls hardware troubleshooting.
  • Proficiency in electrical troubleshooting.
  • Strong Customer Service mentality.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,276 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$65–140K/yr
  • Michigan median$91–145K/yr36 salary ranges
  • US median$110–160K/yr1,320 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $103K, is 14% below the Michigan median midpoint ($119K) — in the middle half of Controls Engineer salary ranges in Michigan.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 102 open Controls Engineer jobs in Michigan and 2,276 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,931 postings).
Education
1,102 of the 2,276 open Controls Engineer jobs (48%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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