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Senior Controls Engineer

TAI
Owings, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026

About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to join our team. This position is necessary to support our growing portfolio of industrial projects in the chemical, food and beverage, and power industries. This role requires expertise in the programming, configuration, and integration of control systems, along with experience managing projects and mentoring team members. If you're a skilled professional looking to take on a key role in diverse industrial projects, we encourage you to apply.


About TAI:

TAI brings together engineering, construction, systems integration, on-site services, and technical services — combining proven execution with trusted expertise to support clients across the entire project lifecycle. Team members at TAI are capable, well-rounded, flexible, and optimistic. We have found that the best employees are the ones who recognize the importance of what they do and the ones who let that guide them in the actions they take. More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.


Here’s a glimpse into your day to day:

  • Manage design of all levels of complexity including other electrical resources.
  • Manage existing customer relationships with the intent to foster new project work.
  • Specify, design, program and maintain automation control systems for a variety of industrial projects within the following markets: power, oil & gas, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, food & beverage facilities, etc.
  • Share your expertise and mentor Jr. Controls Engineers.
  • Research applicable industry standards, prepare and critique engineering studies, analysis of systems, preliminary and detailed engineering designs.
  • Develop and review engineering specifications and project cost estimates.
  • Direct and review work of project design team, check progress of work and alert managers/clients to change of scope and additional services.
  • Coordinate all aspects of project document completion.
  • Direct contributing engineers and CAD designers for the preparation of construction and control panel design drawings.
  • Develop PLC/HMI/DCS programs.
  • Possess ability to interpret applicable codes.
  • Independently work with code officials and other design professionals when an interpretation or exception to codes is required.
  • Coordinate project design with other engineering disciplines. Manage installation supervision, commissioning activities, and start-up coverage


You’ll be a perfect fit if you have:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
  • Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with eight years of applicable experience...
  • OR Master’s degree from an accredited university; Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with six years of applicable experience.
  • Experience programming Wonderware, iFix, Maple, DeltaV, Ovation, Siemens PLCs, Omron, Modicon, Mitsubishi, Iconics, Ignition, and Koyo is a plus.
  • Experience programming SCADA.
  • Proficient in designing, reviewing, and approving Electrical Construction Drawing sets including but not limited to instrument location plan, conduit block diagrams, PLC/HMI panel designs, motor wiring diagrams, and network architecture drawings.
  • Proficient in designing, reviewing, and approving PLC control panel and motor control panel drawings.
  • Expert in specification and programming of controls systems including Rockwell family of processors and HMI’s, ability to program new applications and modify existing applications.


Preferred Qualifications: Professional Engineer licensure is a plus.

  • Certified Automation Professional (CAP) is a plus.
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) is a plus.
  • Working knowledge of Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, PROFINET, and other industrial communication protocols.


Compensation and Benefits:

  • Competitive salary offering ($120k - $170k).
  • Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable depending on firm’s performance, employee performance, and tenure).
  • PTO and paid holidays.
  • Health benefits - Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances. Company funded life and long-term disability insurances. Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee – family) are also available!
  • 401k with employer match.
  • Other Offerings: The opportunity to make a real impact on a variety of industry-leading projects.
  • The ability to balance your work and family activities.
  • Flexible work schedule.
  • Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation.
  • A chance to learn and grow alongside some of the brightest minds in engineering.
  • Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement, and Association Membership Reimbursements.

Discover what makes TAI a top-20 manufacturing partner, according to Engineering News-Record (ENR), and one of the top-50 fastest-growing private companies in the Baltimore Business Journal. Learn more about us at www.taiengineering.com.

Salary : $120,000 - $155,000

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