Control engineers are experts in optimizing processes, equipment, or tools by configuring smart controls to simplify actions and improve productivity. Think about the cruise control driving option in a vehicle or the dishwasher that works with the touch of one or two buttons. A controls engineer was behind those innovations and is responsible for creating many more.
This type of work is referred to as control system engineering. The control engineering discipline actively combines theory, design, and systems development. It requires experience with, and knowledge of, mechanical and electrical engineering, automation, and the latest information technologies. Today, control engineers typically focus on developing or maintaining two types of controls: binary and digital controls.
In this career, controls engineers use their analytical capabilities to troubleshoot issues, examine processes, maintain equipment controls, and find creative solutions to system inefficiencies. Innovative problem-solvers by nature, control engineers must frequently conduct research, experiment, and investigate new systems controls or improvements to achieve smooth operations. They regularly work alongside project control engineers or process control engineers to streamline processes within a project, as planned and on schedule. Control engineers may also be required to teach other engineers and technicians how to use and maintain the system controls.
Popular industries for control engineers include manufacturing, energy, aerospace, automotive, and beyond. As technology continues to evolve, so will control systems engineering. This means, there will be only more opportunities for control engineers!
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Function & Control Systems Engineer (w/m/d)
Location: Lindau Bodensee
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 3 years
Entwicklung von funktionalen Anforderungen für Motorsteuergeräte Entwicklung von SW-Architekturen aus funktionalen Anforderungen Erstellung von SW Anforderungen für Motorreglerfunktionen Abstimmung der Anforderungen mit den Stakeholdern außerhalb der Elektronikentwicklung Implementierung der Anforderungen, ggf. Überwachung der Implementierung durch Dritte Entwicklung von Source Code und Entwicklertests Entwicklung und Durchführung von Modultests Zuarbeit für den Geräte- und Systemtest sowie anderer Testphasen
Project Controls Manager
Location: Safford
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Quality Management
Experience: 5 years
The contract PCM will oversees project controls functional area for very large, multidisciplinary, high-risk, capital engineering and construction projects from FEED to operations. You will be responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manage project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This role will be a 'hands-on' position with the successful applicant undertaking the day-to day cost engineering duties on the owner's team. Essential Functions:* Guide and direct resolution of project difficulties and complex project control issues. Strong analytical skills required to review all project controls information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns and potential mitigations. * Interact with the Project Management team and corporate management team and participate in regular project meetings. Gather information and prepare reports and presentations of information as needed on the project.* Identify and communicate design changes, scope changes and schedule slippages and potential impacts and participate in the identification of mitigations. Ensure trends of cost and schedule are identified, manage change management process and communicate and suggest corrective actions.* Coordinate with cross functional team in project setting, ensure project controls team members are interfacing with engineering, procurement, contracts and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.* Oversees project baseline process for cost, schedule and progress and ensure all project systems are implemented according to process and company standards and procedures. * Ensure full implementation of company processes and procedures as well as industry best practices with regards to project controls on the project following the company project stage gate process. * Establish risk management protocol which includes identification, documentation, mitigation and tracking of potential risks on the project. In addition, determine potential cost and schedule/progress impacts of potential risks as they are identified. * Ensure the accuracy of reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project. Develop progress measurement process for required scopes of work.* Establish and manage project schedule development, review and update processes and to ensure accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule.* Manage and ensure all project required reporting is pared and submitted as per approved reporting schedule for the project.* Mentor and lead a staff of project controls team members, ensure project is staffed appropriately, conduct regular staff performance reviews and manage any staffing issues that may arise. Job Scope: * Nature of work: Works on highly complex issues and responsible to implement solutions. Leads and directs the work of others. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. * Level of interaction: Leads the department with interaction with external piers in various departments, responsible for cross coordination between groups. * Autonomy/decision making: Works under very limited to no supervision and has latitude to set objectives, priorities and timelines * Budgetary responsibility: Has moderate budgetary responsibility * Managerial responsibility: Leads large multidisciplinary project controls team
Project Controls Manager
Location: Chino Valley
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Controlling
Experience: 0 years
The contract PCM will oversees project controls functional area for very large, multidisciplinary, high-risk, capital engineering and construction projects from FEED to operations. You will be responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manage project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This role will be a 'hands-on' position with the successful applicant undertaking the day-to day cost engineering duties on the owner's team.
Project Controls Manager
Location: Morenci, Arizona
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Controlling
Experience: 5 years
Manages and oversees project controls functional area for very large multidisciplinary high risk capital engineering and construction projects. Responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manages project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This position is "hands on" or working manager position.DUTIES: * Guide and direct resolution of project difficulties and complex project control issues. Strong analytical skills required to review all project controls information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns and potential mitigations. * Interact with the Project Management team and Corporate management team and participate in regular project meetings. Gather information and prepare reports and presentations of information as needed on the project. * Identify and communicate design changes, scope changes and schedule slippages and potential impacts and participate in the identification of mitigations. Ensure trends of cost and schedule are identified, manage change management process and communicate and suggest corrective actions.* Coordinate with cross functional team in project setting, ensure project controls team members are interfacing with engineering, procurement, contracts and construction on concepts and relationships to the scope of work and ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.* Oversees project baseline process for cost, schedule and progress and ensure all project systems are implemented according to process and company standards and procedures. * Ensure full implementation of company processes and procedures as well as industry best practices with regards to project controls on the project following the company project stage gate process. * Establish risk management protocol which includes identification, documentation, mitigation and tracking of potential risks on the project. Determine potential cost and schedule/progress impacts of potential risks as they are identified. * Ensure the accuracy of reported progress percentage based on the rules of credit established within the project. Develop progress measurement process for required scopes of work.* Establish and manage project schedule development, review and update processes and to ensure accuracy and alignment with the overall master schedule.* Manage and ensure all project required reporting is pared and submitted as per approved reporting schedule for the project.* Mentor and lead a large staff of project controls team members, ensure project is staffed appropriately, conduct regular staff performance reviews and manage any staffing issues that may arise.
Industrial Engineer (w/m/d)
Location: Stuttgart
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 2 years
Entwicklung und Planung des Layouts für einen neuen Standort zur Montage unter Berücksichtigung von Produktionsanforderungen, Logistik und zukünftiger Skalierbarkeit Optimierung der Produktionsfläche hinsichtlich Effizienz, ergonomischem Arbeitsfluss, Materialtransportwegen und Einhaltung von Sicherheits- und Arbeitsschutzvorschriften Koordination und enge Zusammenarbeit mit interdisziplinären Teams, einschließlich Produktion, Logistik, Qualitätssicherung und Engineering, zur Sicherstellung technischer Anforderungen und Produktionsziele Durchführung von Prozessanalysen bestehender Abläufe zur Identifikation von Verbesserungspotenzialen und Ableitung geeigneter Maßnahmen zur Effizienzsteigerung Entwicklung von Layout- und Flächenkonzepten mithilfe gängiger Planungstools und Präsentation der Ergebnisse gegenüber internen Stakeholdern Begleitung der Umsetzung vor Ort sowie Überwachung der Einhaltung von Zeitplänen und Budget
SCADA Engineer (m/w/d)
Location: Bielefeld
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 3 years
Konzeption, Entwicklung und Implementierung von SCADA-Systemen Visualisierung von Prozess- und Produktionsdaten Anbindung von SPS- und Leitsystemen Datenanalyse und Optimierung von Anlagenprozessen Unterstützung bei Inbetriebnahmen und Systemtests Pflege und Weiterentwicklung bestehender SCADA-Lösungen
Project Controls Manager
Location: Bagdad
Branche: Mining
Expertise: Quality Management
Experience: 0 years
Manages and oversees project controls functional area for very large multidisciplinary high risk capital engineering and construction projects from FEED to operations. Responsible for project planning and scheduling, cost estimating and monitoring, progress measurement, risk management and reporting. Manages project controls personnel. Responsible for establishing operating policies to mitigate risk. Provides guidance and consultation for project managers and corporate management. Experienced with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. This role will be a 'hands on' position with the successful applicant undertaking the day-to-day engineering duties on the owner's team.
Dev.Ops. Engineer (m/w/d)
Location: Bielefeld
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Planning & Testing
Experience: 2 years
Die Sicherstellung des Betriebs der Cloud-Infrastruktur basierend auf Linux liegt in Ihrem Verantwortungsbereich Darüber hinaus integrieren Sie neue Software- und Systemkomponenten Betrieb und Überwachung der Backups und Metriken zählt zu Ihren Aufgaben Sie sind Teil eines agilen Teams für das Konfigurations- und Releasemanagement (Roll-out-Planung) Außerdem tragen Sie zur Verbesserung der Tool-Landschaft bei
Hardware Engineer Energieversorgung (w/m/d)
Location: Wien
Branche: Renewable Energy
Expertise: Research & Development
Experience: 2 years
Als Hardware Engineer (w/m/d) verantworten Sie die Projektierung der elektrotechnischen Ausrüstung von Energieversorgungsprojekten unter Einhaltung aller technischen Anforderungen, Normen und Kundenvorschriften. Selbstständig erstellen Sie Stromlaufpläne, Aufbaupläne und Verkabelungslisten. Sie unterstützen bei der elektrotechnischen Kalkulation und dem Angebotswesen. Die Organisation des Schaltschrankbaus sowie die Abstimmung der elektrotechnischen Arbeiten mit den anderen Gewerken ist ebenso Teil Ihres Verantwortungsbereichs.
Manufacturing Engineer (w/m/d)
Location: Frankfurt am Main
Branche: Machine & Plant Design
Expertise: Production & Manufacturing
Experience: 2 years
Die Planung, Analyse und kontinuierliche Optimierung von Produktionsprozessen zur Steigerung von Effizienz, Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit gehören zu Ihren Aufgaben. Dabei implementieren und betreuen Sie Lean-Management-Methoden wie Kanban, 5S und Wertstromanalysen und tragen so nachhaltig zur Reduzierung von Verschwendung und zur Stabilisierung von Produktionsabläufen bei. Zudem analysieren Sie relevante Kennzahlen, leiten gezielte Verbesserungsmaßnahmen ab und arbeiten eng mit internen Schnittstellen sowie externen Zulieferern an der Entwicklung und Einführung neuer Anlagen- und Produktionslösungen. Darüber hinaus fungieren Sie als zentrale Schnittstelle zwischen Entwicklung und Fertigung und stellen die erfolgreiche Überführung von Design-, Prozess- und Qualitätsanforderungen in die Serienproduktion sicher.
Common control engineer responsibilities
A control engineer is responsible for performing a range of important engineering tasks. Responsibilities may include:
Analyzing processes and systems for areas of optimization with controls for continuous improvement;
- Designing, developing, and implementing controls using algorithms and technical tools and approaches;
- Managing and maintaining controls in larger systems and processes to facilitate smooth and safe operations;
- Troubleshooting control system issues to fix them to ensure high productivity;
- Developing software and hardware for controls, guiding installation as needed;
- Implementing solutions using robotic process automation (RPA) as required;
- Drafting technical documentation and reports on control systems;
- Creating technical drawings using computer-aided design (CAD) software;
- Collaborating with customers, engineers, managers, and specialists to develop and deploy the controls in products;
- Tracking progress and delivering control systems engineering results in line with agreed project timelines and budgets;
- Ensuring compliance with relevant requirements, codes, and certifications, and in line with customer needs and demands;
- Leading trainings on system or process controls and equipment as needed;
Assuring the safety and security of team members.
Qualifications for control engineers
Control engineers should have at least a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Automation, Computer Science, or related. In some countries, an engineering license may also be required.
Additional supporting skills and experience include:
- 2-4+ years of engineering experience;
- Solid understanding of construction methods; materials, forces;
- Excellent applied physics, math, and design skills;
- Proficiency in using diverse computer software, including the latest design, modeling, and calculation software like AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Matlab/LabView, or similar;
- Experience in project management;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to be able to work easily with customers, engineers, technicians, and other team members;
- Some work experience gained through an apprenticeship or in a relevant role is an advantage.
