
Controls Engineer II (Portland/Boise)
Portland, ORFull-time$115–150K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Controls Engineer II develops and implements automation solutions for capital projects and manufacturing operations. The role designs, configures, tests, commissions, and starts up integrated control systems in collaboration with clients, vendors, stakeholders, and internal teams. It supports automated manufacturing processes across PLC, HMI/SCADA, control panel, and commissioning activities, and requires heavy travel to client sites. Candidates should reside in the Portland, Oregon, or Boise, Idaho, area.
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Portland, OR
Boise, ID
Full time
R023235
About Us:
BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.
Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.
Job Description:
*This role does require heavy travel to the client site
Looking for candidate who reside in the Portland OR and Boise ID locations.
Who You'll Work With
At Design Group, you'll collaborate with experienced leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to solve complex challenges for some of the world's leading companies. You'll join a growing team of more than 1,500 professionals across 45 U.S. offices where you'll be empowered to make an impact, develop your expertise, and grow your career.
What You'll Do
In this role, you'll be responsible for developing and implementing automation solutions that support capital projects and manufacturing operations. You'll work closely with clients, vendors, project stakeholders, and Control System Integration Practice teams to design, configure, test, commission, and start up integrated control systems. This position plays an important role in helping clients improve performance and deliver automated manufacturing processes, giving you the opportunity to apply technical expertise across PLC, HMI/SCADA, control panel, and commissioning activities.
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Develop automation solutions through design specifications, software configuration, testing, commissioning, and start-up activities
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Design automation control systems and create project documentation and drawings that meet client requirements
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Program PLCs and HMI/SCADA systems, including Allen-Bradley, Rockwell, FactoryTalk, Cimplicity, Wonderware, and Ignition platforms
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Configure software and hardware packages according to client design specifications
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Diagnose automation problems and support troubleshooting in high-intensity manufacturing environments
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Communicate project progress, risks, and technical updates to stakeholders throughout the engagement
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Manage engineering project deliverables to agreed schedule, scope, and client expectations
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Coordinate site construction, installation, and start-up support for integrated control systems
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Validate and commission facility systems using established execution protocols
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Support successful system turnover to customers through clear documentation, testing, and technical communication
What You'll Bring
Qualifications
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3+ years of direct controls engineering experience with automated processes or system integration in food, beverage, consumer health product, or other industrial manufacturing environments
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Experience creating and designing automation control systems, including PLC and SCADA systems
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Working knowledge of industrial control panel design and fabrication, instrumentation and controls, and engineering documentation such as P&IDs and process flow diagrams
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Experience with field instrumentation, control system installation, and configuration
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Ability to travel for project requirements, including installation and start-up activities, client and company meetings, trainings, seminars, forums, and conventions
Preferred Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical engineering, or a similar technical field
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Familiarity with machine safety applications, electrical power distribution, and control panel design
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Experience generating reports and conducting group presentations for technical audiences
The approximate pay range for this position is $115k-$150k Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location of the position.
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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,292 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$115–150K/yr
- US median$111–160K/yr1,323 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $133K, is close to the US median midpoint ($135K) — in the middle half of Controls Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 31 open Controls Engineer jobs in Oregon and 2,292 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- 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 (1,948 postings).
- Education
- 1,186 of the 2,292 open Controls Engineer jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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