What are the responsibilities and job description for the Controls Engineer - Industrial Engineering - Base Salary to 130k/year - Verona, WI position at AllSearch Professional Staffing?
Controls Engineer - Industrial Engineering - Base Salary to 130k/year - Verona, WI
- AllSearch Recruiting has a client in Verona, WI looking for a Controls Engineer (internally titled Instrumentation and Controls Engineer) in the Verona, WI area. This organization designs and builds complex R&D and production systems, including controls, equipment, and full facilities. The team has earned “Top Workplace” recognition for consecutive years, driven by a collaborative, engineering-led culture. The Controls Engineer will join a team of 5–10 controls engineers delivering instrumentation and controls solutions across industrial and process projects. The Controls Engineer owns design through startup, including PLC/HMI programming, system integration, and onsite commissioning.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and review control system architecture, P&IDs, flow diagrams, and control sequences across 3–8 concurrent projects
- Conduct risk and hazard analyses for systems operating in test cell and industrial environments
- Build project tools including instrument indexes, BOMs, and responsibility matrices
- Create and review electrical schematics and control panel layouts using AutoCAD Electrical
- Program and integrate PLCs and HMIs (Allen Bradley, Siemens, GE, Wago)
- Execute system testing in-house and at customer sites, validating performance against design specs
- Lead I/O checkout, instrumentation calibration, and PID loop tuning
- Support startup and commissioning, including troubleshooting and validation
- Develop contractor scope documents and wire schedules for installation phases
- Travel 25–40% (national) for design reviews, installation oversight, and commissioning
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering
- 5 years of PLC system design, programming, and field startup experience
- 5 years of ladder logic programming
- Experience with AutoCAD Electrical for schematic development
- Background in engine test cell controls or similar high-complexity environments
- Ability to create and interpret P&IDs
- Experience managing multiple projects with shifting scope and deadlines
Compensation:
- Base salary in the 70k - 130k/year range
- 401k plan with an employer match
- Bonus program
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Hybrid work schedule between office and home
- Paid time off
- Travel bonus
- Vision Insurance
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