
Controls Engineering Manager
MILWAUKEE, WIJob$114–167K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Dematic Corp seeks a Controls Engineering Manager to lead project execution engineers in its Project Engineering Organization. The role manages day-to-day project execution, develops team capabilities, coordinates across engineering disciplines and departments, and supports strategic initiatives and continuous improvement. Candidates must have 5+ years leading engineers on projects of varying size and complexity; material handling systems or logistics automation experience is preferred.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS: Dematic Corp has an immediate need for a Controls Engineering Manager to manage a team of project execution engineers within our Project Engineering Organization. The successful candidate will have 5+ years of experience leading engineers on various size and complexity projects in the material handling and logistics automation industry. Candidates with demonstrated success in team leadership roles is a must, and experience with material handling systems and/or logistics automation is preferred. The Controls Engineering Manager will be involved with managing day-to-day tactical project execution, assessing and growing team capabilities, working across other engineering disciplines and department functions to ensure project-wide alignment, and helping drive strategic Project Engineering initiatives and continuous improvement opportunities. 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 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 $114,000 - $167,200 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: Tactical Execution Responsibilities: Own project performance and outcomes of direct engineering team Provide coaching and guidance to help ensure team member and project success Ensure project targets are met for quality, on-time delivery, and cost. Anticipate issues and address proactively Provide regular reporting of project performance and status to management and peers Maintain accurate monthly forecasting across assigned projects Proactively manage direct project budgets and indirect department budgets Provide input to annual budget regarding staffing, indirect spending, etc Attend project turnovers and assess projects for technical, cost, and schedule risks prior to execution team deployment Make project staffing decisions based on team skills, project priorities, and customer visibility Maintain utilization for individual contributors and coordinate level-loading of team members Participate in pre-sale technical reviews with Sales and Solution Development teams Look for opportunity to reduce project... For full info follow application link. 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. ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/3DB37FA378C34948
How this job compares
Set against the 717 open Project Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$114–167K/yr
- US median$107–164K/yr317 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $141K, is 5% above the US median midpoint ($134K) — in the middle half of Project Engineering salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 34 open Project Engineering jobs in Wisconsin and 717 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- Ryan Companies US, Inc.8 open
- Dematic (this employer)5 open
- GRAEF3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (501 postings).
- Education
- 325 of the 717 open Project Engineering jobs (45%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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