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Associate Controls Engineer

Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc.
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 6/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/1/2026
Wunderlich-Malec (WM) Engineering is a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. As an Intern at WM you become part of a company that is:

  • 100% employee-owned company with 40 years of industry history
  • A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
  • An ENR top 500 firm


We have an Associate Controls Engineer opportunity available in our Houston, TX office. This person will work with senior engineers delivering process control systems including DCS/PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, hardware designs, network architecture design, instrumentation/electrical designs, check-out/start-up support, etc.

Technical

  • Deliver process control systems including DCS/PLC/SCADA/HMI programming, hardware designs, network architecture design, instrumentation/electrical designs, check-out/start-up support, etc.
  • Learn, follow, and seek to streamline/improve project execution tools, standards and techniques
  • Follows guidance from lead engineer to provide process Control System software/hardware design, development and startup
  • Prepare supporting project documenting (examples include user requirements, architecture, control narratives, cause & effect diagrams, test plans, user training, etc.
  • Routinely test your work to ensure quality, accuracy, safety and alignment to project requirements


Project Management

  • Provide status reporting to your project manager regarding activities/deliverables progress-to-date, hours estimate-to-complete, needs/obstacles to meeting project schedule, etc.
  • Identifies potential roadblocks to completing tasks efficiently and on schedule
  • Provide input to project risks, best practice, lessons learned, etc. related to your project activities
  • Address customer requests and evaluate them versus the defined scope of assigned projects
  • Actively participate in internal and customer meetings


Sales and Business Development

  • Identify opportunities to build relationships with client members of their assigned projects
  • Provide input to proposals and estimates
  • Seek to understand customer needs such that WM may offer additional scope and/or services


Business Operations

  • Create personal goals that support the goals of your assigned projects as well as the goals our Business Unit
  • Demonstrate ability in engineering economics, entrepreneurialism, risk management, and financial accountability
  • Willing to collaborate and share knowledge with coworkers
  • Communicate (verbally and in writing) with clarity and professionalism
  • Focus on efficiency and continuous improvement
  • Personal accountability and integrity


Minimum Requirements

Education BS Degree in Engineering (preference for Electrical/Controls, Chemical or Mechanical).

General

  • Strong leadership and client relation skills
  • Exceptional verbal and written ability with the aptitude to communicate professionally with clients and project leadership
  • Good engineering and good documentation practice. Experience (or willingness) using collaboration tools (such as SharePoint) to work effectively within remote teams


Required Experience

  • New graduates with some 1-2 years of experience (coursework, senior project and/or internship) with process controls engineering (PLC and/or SCADA programming) preferred
  • Experience with at least one standard programming language such as C , JavaScript, Python, .NET, etc.
  • Computer proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word


Additional Experience (preferred But Not Required)

  • Network design, troubleshooting and ability to maintain/modify a virtualized environment
  • Basic understanding of Foundational SQL experience (academic or hands-on), with ability to query and analyze data using basic statements
  • Familiarity with REST APIs (through coursework or personal projects), including consuming endpoints and handling JSON data


Physical Demands of Position Ability to travel up to 25%. Seeing, color perception, hearing, clear speech, dexterity in hands, driving (valid driver’s license required), lifting, climbing, ability to mount and dismount equipment, pushing and pulling.

Working Environment Standard office environment, On-site office environment, and diverse industrial environments including chemical and biological manufacturing environments. Frequent PC usage including collaboration tools for project execution.

 *Job Descriptions are not exhaustive lists of all skills, responsibilities, or efforts associated with a job.  They reflect principal job elements essential for performing the job and evaluating performance.

Wunderlich-Malec is proud to offer a comprehensive employee-owner benefit package. Full-time employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical

  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic and Supplemental Life and AD&D
  • Long Term Disability
  • Voluntary Short Term Disability
  • Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Referral Bonus Program
  • 401(k)/Profit Sharing
  • 100% ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Will Preparation Resources
  • Worldwide Travel Assistance

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