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Controls Engineer

Amarx Search, Inc.
Waukesha, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/5/2026

Amarx Search, Inc. - amarx.com

Direct Hire - Full Time position in Waukesha, WI
Position ID: 2729

An excellent position with a multinational power management company

* Controls Engineer *

Please apply ONLY if you have a Bachelor's in Engineering and 5 years in Controls or Test Engineering

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

We can ONLY consider your application if you have:
1: Bachelor's degree in Engineering
2: Minimum of five (5) years of Controls / Test Engineering experience
3: Experience with NI LabVIEW and NI TestStand
4: Experience with Developing Ignition (SCADA)
5: Experience with PLC and HMI programming
6: Knowledge of safety systems design
7: Able to build PLC from scratch
8: Experience with various programming software including Visual Basic/Studio, SQL, and other Microsoft applications.
9: Experience with Rockwell Software (RSLogix 5, RSLogix 500, RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View ME, FactoryTalk SE).
10: Experience with PLC and HMI programming

We are looking for an outstanding Controls Engineer to be responsible for supporting plant leadership in achieving business and financial goals by developing and maintaining robust testing and assembly processes. The Controls Engineer will actively participate and support the design, development, fabrication, validation, installation, and troubleshooting of production equipment and programs.

Duties and Responsibilities
== Provide guidelines for the design and selection of test equipment, Developing testing protocols, test data collection programs and best practices.
== Support, service, and trouble shoot controls for production equipment, test equipment, and electrical systems within the plant.
== Develop test equipment specifications ensuring compliance with electrical safe work practices and OSHA requirements. Identify and remediate potential safety hazards.
== Developing interfaces between SQL databases and production systems.
== Enforce safety expectations, document, and communicate hazards and unsafe conditions to ensure a zero-incident culture and product conformance to electrical safety and quality standards.
== Collaborate with manufacturing, MESH, manufacturing engineering, quality, product design engineering, suppliers, and customers as needed.
== Performs root cause and failure analysis, applying critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
== Guide the capital equipment selection process and develop Capital Appropriation Requests (CARS) for new products or process initiatives.
== Actively participate in assessment processes within the manufacturing environment, potentially as a category lead or champion.
== Lead/co-lead cost-out initiatives and promotes culture of continuous improvement. Collaborates cross functionally using Lean and Six Sigma tools to solve manufacturing problems.
== Leverage advanced technology to improve the effectiveness of information systems for controls.
== Seeks opportunities to eliminate waste associated with the flow of factory floor test information. Leads/co-leads projects, develop goals, budgets, and work breakdown structures.
== Execute sustained change management within manufacturing operations, utilizing change management techniques such as ADKAR to drive and sustain improvements.

Please send resume to - Amarx Search, Inc. - amarx.com

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