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Controls Engineer

DXP Enterprises, Inc.
Emmaus, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/16/2026
Do you want to grow with us? At DXP we are passionate about what we do and driven to be the best solution for our industrial customers. Since 1908 DXP has been dedicated to the highest quality of customer service through our expertise of the products we distribute and the technical services we perform with a sense of individual pride and company spirit. Throughout your career with DXP, we will encourage and empower you to take an active role in identifying and driving your development, so you feel total confidence in your ability to achieve ongoing success. We aspire to be the best solution for the Industrial customers' needs for MROP products and services through our Innovative Pumping Solutions, Metal Working, Supply Chain Services and Service Centers.

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Summary

The Controls Engineer will perform conceptual design, detailed engineering, equipment fabrication, testing, and start-up, review the project contract, proposal, specifications, preliminary drawings, and clarifications to determine the intended scope, technical feasibility, and compliance of technical objectives for the project.

Responsibilities of the Controls Engineer include, but are not limited to:

  • Control panel design, including developing electrical schematics and create a BOM
  • Build/wire control panels
  • PLC program development and modifications
  • HMI program development and modifications
  • SCADA program development and modifications
  • PLC/HMI hardware field upgrades
  • VFD installation, programming & troubleshooting
  • Provide startup testing and training for control systems we developed and/or installed
  • Control systems troubleshooting and modifications
  • Provide field wiring modifications for control systems

Qualifications of the Controls Engineer include, but are not limited to:

  • 2-5 years of experience in controls engineering including panel and instrumentation design
  • Proficiency with Excel, SolidWorks, AutoCAD Electrical
  • Proficiency with Factory Talk, Studio 5000, SCADA Software
  • Good verbal and communication skills
  • Previous experience with panel design, drawings, and PLC programming
  • Knowledge and understanding of I/O, PLC and relay based controls and logic
  • Experience in troubleshooting existing control panels
  • Acceptable driving record required according to company guidelines

Additional Information

  • Physical Demand: N/A
  • Working Conditions: Sales & Engineering, Water and Wastewater Facilities Controls
  • Training/Certifications: Electrical Technical Training
  • Shift Time/Overtime: Salary
  • Travel: Traveling to job sites required, occasional overnight stays required
  • Education: High School Diploma & Electrical and Controls Training or Secondary Education required

Location: USA:PA:Emmaus

DXP offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time regular employees, normally working a minimum of 30 hours per week, including: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, paid holidays, life and disability insurance, and additional supplemental benefits. All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan.

Salary is commensurate with experience. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a drug test. DXP is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. EOE/M/F/D/V.

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