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Controls Engineer

Entegee
South Bend, IN Full Time
POSTED ON 5/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/31/2026

Design, program, integrate, and debug automation control systems for custom friction welding machinery and related equipment.

Job Responsibilities

  • Design and support control systems for custom friction welding machines
  • Program PLCs using structured text and function block programming
  • Develop HMI screens and operator interfaces
  • Perform machine debugging for custom automation equipment
  • Integrate automation systems with robotics, vision systems, and barcode scanners
  • Design and support control safety systems
  • Create and review electrical schematics
  • Support panel design for machinery control systems
  • Work on multiple automation projects at the same time
  • Coordinate controls work with electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, process engineers, and designers
  • Support long-term custom machinery projects from design through implementation

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 3 years of controls engineering, automation, or related experience
  • Allen-Bradley PLC experience or Siemens PLC experience
  • Machine debugging experience
  • Automation integration experience
  • Robotics integration experience
  • Vision system integration experience
  • Barcode scanner integration experience
  • Control safety systems experience
  • Schematic design experience
  • Panel design experience
  • PLC programming experience using structured text or function block programming
  • HMI design experience

Preferred Skills

  • FactoryTalk experience
  • Studio 5000 View Designer experience
  • WinCC experience
  • Custom machinery experience
  • Friction welding machine experience
  • Multi-project automation engineering experience
  • Experience supporting 12-month to 2-year machinery projects


Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled


Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client


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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary : $70,000 - $100,000

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