Controls Engineering Lead Job Description

Controls Engineering Lead Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Controls Engineering Lead to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Help plan for and in the hiring of the team;
  • Take algorithms from conception to implementation and deployment;
  • Design and develop complex, highly scalable, and latency-optimized software in C++
  • Participate in the day-to-day work of the controls team including the following;
  • Work with existing code base to optimize reliability and performance;
  • Invent, extend, design and develop control and estimation features;
  • Interface with PICs, PMs, site leaders and practice area leaders;
  • Select equipment for use in building systems and write reports;
  • Develop and keep up to date BMS processes and standards;
  • Attend project meetings while Interfacing with clients and contractors;
  • Support business development activities and client relationship management;
  • Lead the team’s efforts in extending the capability of the control system;
  • Assist clients in vendor leveling/selection/procurement of “best of breed” solutions;
  • Assisting in hiring activities while collaborating with leadership;
  • Prepare drawings, specifications and perform system design calculations.

Requirements:

  • Masters Degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 1 year of direct experience in an engineering position;
  • or;
  • Bachelor Degree of Science from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 3 years of direct experience in an engineering position;
  • Excited to mentor and help entry-level control engineers grow;
  • Experience with Wonderware and/or Rockwell products;
  • Fluent in written and spoken;
  • Ability to provide occasional off-hours support for key customers;
  • English Valid driver’s license;
  • Experience providing sales support;
  • Programming and configuration such as HMI development, PLC programming and SQL database / reporting development;
  • You want to continue to learn and grow also;
  • 5 years of experience working for a systems integrator or manufacturing facility as a control engineer;
  • Travel approximately 25% of the time;
  • Experience with project execution.