Controls Engineer, Charter Manufacturing

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Job title: Controls Engineer

Where: Saukville, WI

Post date: Sept. 9, 2025

Description of the role:

  • Ability to solve moderately complex control engineering challenges

  • Provides support to the Senior Control Engineer

  • Understand and program using several different programming styles, including ladder logic, structured text, and others

  • Enable internal and external partners to understand design standards, implementation strategies and best practices

  • Enable and maintain proper documentation of all technology platforms

  • Will collaborate with the maintenance and operations team to fix root-cause issues and reduce downtime of the operation

  • Enable the design, selection, management, programming, and commissioning of automation equipment used to improve the existing systems

    • Contribute to the estimation and management for projects

    • Design electronic, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic machine controls

    • Enable Advanced Process Control Systems

    • Program, commission, and debug PLC programs. Work with Operational Technology Engineers to interface control systems with HMI, MES, and SQL database systems

  • Identify opportunities to increase safety, reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve quality

  • Follow Safety Management System, Environmental, and Quality procedures and requirements

  • Ability to meet the essential job requirements, with or without reasonable accommodation, as outlined in the job description

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) or commensurate experience

  • Three plus years of professional experience with automation and control systems design

  • High level of proficiency working with PLC Hardware, PLC programming, automation controls, and Control Systems

  • Ability to contribute on large scale projects.

  • Knowledge of Electrical Standards (NFPA79, National Electric code, UL508A)

  • Knowledge of Safety standards (ANSI B11/RIA 15, OSHA)

  • Good working knowledge of CAD for updating and creating electrical drawings

  • Applicable knowledge of HMI and programming languages

  • Good verbal and written communications skill

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