Senior Controls Engineer
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The Senior Controls Engineer develops and designs controls software packages for automated equipment using PLCs and HMIs. The role involves interpreting customer specifications, programming robotic and controls equipment, and supporting performance through startup and commissioning. The engineer also troubleshoots equipment, provides technical support and training at customer facilities, develops operation manuals, and maintains customer relationships while meeting project deadlines and safe-work expectations.
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Job Description
The Senior Controls Engineer will be responsible for developing and designing controls software packages utilizing PLCs and HMIs for automated equipment. This person will review and interpret customer-supplied specifications, program robotic and controls equipment based on those requirements, and ensure equipment performs according to approved specifications throughout startup and commissioning.
The engineer will work with electrical circuits, electrical panel designs, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, PLCs, HMIs, robotics, VFDs, servo applications, and industrial communication networks. They will assist with checking designs for proper functionality, troubleshoot and support equipment, perform preventative maintenance as requested, and complete required service documentation.
Additional responsibilities include developing equipment operation manuals, providing technical support and training to end users at customer facilities, meeting project deadlines while maintaining safe work practices, and maintaining professional relationships with customers in both day-to-day and high-pressure situations.
Skills and Requirements
Beckhoff PLC/PAC experience Experience in custom and/or discrete automation Hands-on experience programming PLCs and HMIs Experience supporting equipment startup and commissioning Intermediate understanding of electrical circuits and electrical panel design Working knowledge of pneumatic and hydraulic systems Experience or working knowledge of robotics, VFDs, servo applications, and industrial communication networks Strong troubleshooting, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills Ability to work onsite at company offices and customer locations as required Ability to interact professionally with customers, including in high-pressure situations Beckhoff HMI experience Cognex In-Sight experience Robot vision guidance experience Experience with DNET, ENET, and Profibus Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google applications
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 2,414 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Tennessee median$103–160K/yr29 salary ranges
- US median$38–57/hr190 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 56 open Controls Engineer jobs in Tennessee and 2,414 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Tennessee
- Amazon9 open
- Sargent & Lundy7 open
- Actalent3 open
- Experience
- Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (2,039 postings).
- Education
- 1,192 of the 2,414 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 4, 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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