Controls Engineer

📍 Manchester, CT (Onsite)

💰 Up to $135,000 Base Salary + Bonus + Benefits

✈️ Primarily in-office with only occasional travel (a few trips per year)

🚚 Relocation Assistance Available

About the Opportunity:

We're partnering with a growing manufacturer of industrial packaging machinery seeking a Controls Engineer to support controls design, PLC programming, machine commissioning, and automation projects across both new and existing equipment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer who enjoy

s working directly with machinery, solving complex technical challenges, and seeing projects through from design to startup.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop control systems for industrial machinery
• Program and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, drives, and automation equipment
• Support machine startup, commissioning, FAT, and SAT activities
• Diagnose and resolve controls, electrical, software, and networking issues
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, vendors, and customers
• Create and maintain electrical schematics and technical documentation
• Support upgrades and modernization of legacy equipment
• Integrate sensors, actuators, drives, and safety systems

Important Note:

Some hands-on Siemens experience is required; however, candidates do not need to be Siemens experts. Engineers with strong controls backgrounds in Allen-Bradley, Rockwell, Beckhoff, or similar PLC platforms who have worked with Siemens systems are strongly encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of controls engineering, automation engineering, or PLC programming experience
• Experience programming PLCs and HMIs in an industrial environment
• Some hands-on Siemens experience
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and drawings
• Strong troubleshooting skills with automated machinery and industrial systems
• Experience with industrial networking and field devices
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Siemens TIA Portal experience
• Siemens S7-1200 or S7-1500 PLC experience
• Experience with Siemens HMIs, drives, or industrial networking
• Allen-Bradley / Rockwell experience
• Packaging machinery, OEM equipment, or manufacturing automation experience
• FAT, SAT, and commissioning experience

Why Join?

• Stable and growing manufacturer
• Family-oriented culture
• High visibility and ownership
• Diverse automation projects
• Long-term career growth opportunities
• Competitive compensation, bonus, and benefits package
• Relocation assistance available
• Minimal travel requirements