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Senior Controls Engineer
Location: Boston, MA
Are you a Controls Engineer who enjoys designing, building, and commissioning complex automation systems from the ground up?
This is an opportunity to join a highly respected, employee-focused engineering environment where you’ll work on technically challenging industrial and life sciences projects with real ownership and impact.
We’re seeking an experienced Controls Engineer to support full lifecycle automation projects - from initial concept and system architecture through programming, commissioning, and client handover.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement industrial control systems that meet client and regulatory requirements
- Develop control system architectures, select hardware components, and produce detailed schematics and documentation
- Program PLCs and DCS, and with a focus on Emerson DeltaV
- Configure and develop HMI / SCADA systems and supporting databases for data collection and visualization
- Specify, integrate, and troubleshoot field instrumentation (flow, pressure, temperature, analyzers, etc.)
- Support control panel design, FAT/SAT, checkout, and on-site commissioning
- Work with industrial networks and protocols including Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, OPC, and Fieldbus
- Act as a technical contributor or lead depending on project scope, mentoring junior engineers when required
- Occasionally manage smaller projects end-to-end, including client interaction and delivery
Experience required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering, or Computer Science
- 5 years of hands-on controls engineering experience
- Strong experience with PLC platforms (Rockwell Automation preferred)
- Solid experience with DCS systems, specifically Emerson DeltaV
- Practical knowledge of process instrumentation and I/O systems
- Experience with HMI/SCADA platforms (Rockwell, Ignition, or similar)
- Understanding of electrical schematics, control panels, and NEC standards (up to 480VAC)
- Familiarity with industrial automation protocols (HART, Foundation Fieldbus, Profibus, Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/IP)
- Comfortable working independently while collaborating within multidisciplinary teams
Why apply?
- Work on technically diverse, high-impact automation projects
- Opportunity to act as a technical lead and influence system design decisions
- Long-term stability within a well-established engineering environment
- Strong emphasis on engineering quality, ownership, and professional development
- Market leading employee benefits package
Salary : $100,000 - $140,000