
Senior Controls Engineer
SALT LAKE CITY, UTJob$85–130K/yrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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WYNRIGHT CORPORATION’s Senior Controls Engineer designs control systems for industrial material handling solutions, from concept development and specifications through prototypes, detailed design, and transition to manufacturing. The role leads large or multiple projects and provides direction and training to less-senior associates. It also involves developing automated equipment controls, testing prototypes, investigating field issues, and domestic travel up to 50% in North America.
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Senior Controls Engineer Job Location US | US-KY-Erlanger | US-IL-Bolingbrook | US-UT-Salt Lake City | US-TX-Fort Worth # of Openings 2 Company Division ILUS Overview Designs control systems for industrial material handling solutions. Includes concepting new ideas, developing specifications and requirements, implementing proof of concepts and prototypes, performing high level and detailed designing, and leading the transistion to manufacturing. Leads large projects or multiple smaller projects and provides direction and training to less-senior associates. Responsibilities Lead in the concepting and design of products that add value and are a solution to customers and market needs * Lead and collaborate with others on the development team to develop products * Ensure products developed fit with current and future manufacturing operations * Ensure products developed meet competitive and market demands for performance and cost * Specify and develop a sequence of operations of automated equipment * Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication * Develop Programmable Logical Control (PLC) programs * Maintain product develop schedules and cost estimates * Follow established engineering standards and best practices including software revision control * Perform prototype development and testingPerform on site beta testing to ensure safety, reliability, and other performance metrics are met * Investigate product issues in the field and determine root cause * Domestic travel up to 50% in North America, mostly within the Continental United States. Qualifications Education and Experience Requirements: * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related engineering field, or equivalent experience * Minimum of 6 years of related experience * Experience with sortation and conveyance equipment or robotics design required * Experience with Allen Bradley control software and tools required * Knowledge of electrical and safety codes for machine and equipment design including execution of risk assessments required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements: * In-depth knowledge of industrial automation systems, including HMI and SCADA systems, AllenBradley controls/controllers * Proficient with AutoCAD Electrical or other related electrical CAD systems * Ability to lead a team and accomplish project goals effectively * Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines * Excellent verbal and written communication skills * Team-oriented and collaborative * Creative-thinking and problem-solving skills * Ability to learn new technologies * Self-motivated * Ability to work non-traditional hours * Must be able to speak, read and understand the English language Benefit Information: * Many great benefits to include Health/Vision/Dental/401k with Employer Match * FSA/HSA Options * Employee Assistance Program Federal Contractor If you need assistance applying to an open position online, please email [email protected] Job Posting Min Salary USD $85,000.00 Job Posting Max Salary USD $130,000.00 EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans
How this job compares
Set against the 2,263 open Controls Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$85–130K/yr
- US median$111–160K/yr1,308 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $108K, is 20% below the US median midpoint ($135K) — in the lowest quarter of Controls Engineer salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 36 open Controls Engineer jobs in Utah and 2,263 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Utah
- Jacobs5 open
- CDM Smith3 open
- Northrop Grumman3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Controls Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,922 postings).
- Education
- 1,180 of the 2,263 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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