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GABLETEK

Controls Engineer

Troy, MI · On-site

$78K - $101K/yr

No Soliciting CONTROLS ENGINEER * Responsible for the designing, engineering, and procuring ... Hardware design * Program assembly equipment * Apply safety rules with immediate reaction in case ...

GABLETEK

Controls Engineer

Troy, MI · On-site

$78K - $101K/yr

No Soliciting CONTROLS ENGINEER * Responsible for the designing, engineering, and procuring ... Hardware design * Program assembly equipment * Apply safety rules with immediate reaction in case ...

Sunshine Minting

Controls Engineer

Henderson, NV · On-site

$80K - $104K/yr

The Controls Engineer designs, develops, and starts up industrial control systems used for ... Responsible for the completeness of hardware design prior to build, ensuring reduced debug project ...

Sunshine Minting

Controls Engineer

Henderson, NV · On-site

$80K - $104K/yr

The Controls Engineer designs, develops, and starts up industrial control systems used for ... Responsible for the completeness of hardware design prior to build, ensuring reduced debug project ...

Sunshine Minting

Controls Engineer

Henderson, NV · On-site

$80K - $104K/yr

The Controls Engineer designs, develops, and starts up industrial control systems used for ... Responsible for the completeness of hardware design prior to build, ensuring reduced debug project ...

Sunshine Minting

Controls Engineer

Henderson, NV · On-site

$80K - $104K/yr

The Controls Engineer designs, develops, and starts up industrial control systems used for ... Responsible for the completeness of hardware design prior to build, ensuring reduced debug project ...

Dennis Group Inc

Controls Engineer II

Duluth, GA · On-site

$76K - $99K/yr

Our automation & controls engineers are frequently facing engineering challenges in applying ... Both software and hardware design and troubleshooting skills and abilities is required for this ...

Sunshine Minting Inc

Controls Engineer

Henderson, NV

$80K - $104K/yr

The Controls Engineer designs, develops, and starts up industrial control systems used for ... Responsible for the completeness of hardware design prior to build, ensuring reduced debug project ...

Dennis Group

Controls Engineer Co-Op

Duluth, GA · On-site

$76K - $99K/yr

Our Automation & Controls Engineers are frequently facing engineering challenges in applying ... Both software and hardware design and troubleshooting skills and abilities are required for this ...

Dennis Group Inc

Controls Engineer Co-Op

Duluth, GA · On-site

$76K - $99K/yr

Our Automation & Controls Engineers are frequently facing engineering challenges in applying ... Both software and hardware design and troubleshooting skills and abilities are required for this ...

Raya Workforce

Principal Controls Engineer

Petaluma, CA · On-site

$96K - $124K/yr

Key Responsibilities • Design, program, test, and troubleshoot control systems and controls hardware. • Support pilot projects and field operations. • Provide electrical and controls support ...

K&K Technical

Controls Engineer

Long Beach, CA · On-site

$50 - $55/hr

Controls EngineerLocation Onsite - Industrial Manufacturing / Stamping Operations Travel Required ... Key ResponsibilitiesHMI Design * Create new HMI programs using GP-Pro software on Proface hardware.

Sterling Engineering Inc.

Controls Engineers

Elgin, IL · On-site

$160K/yr

Review electrical schematics and support controls hardware architecture decisions * Create application design documentation, flowcharts, and participate in software design reviews * Program and ...

Dennis Group Inc

Controls Engineer III

Duluth, GA

$76K - $99K/yr

Our automation & controls engineers are frequently facing engineering challenges in applying ... Both software and hardware design and troubleshooting skills and abilities is required for this ...

Dennis Group Inc

Automation/Controls Engineer II

Carlsbad, CA · On-site

$86K - $114K/yr

Our Automation/Controls Engineers are frequently facing engineering challenges in applying standard ... Both software and hardware design and troubleshooting skills and abilities is required for this ...

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As of Jul 10, 2026, the average yearly pay for controls hardware design in the United States is $92,091.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $80,500.00 and $104,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Controls Hardware Design vs Controls Systems Engineer?

AspectControls Hardware DesignControls Systems Engineer
Primary FocusDesigning and developing control hardware componentsDesigning and integrating control systems and software
CredentialsElectrical engineering degree, hardware certificationsElectrical/software engineering degree, control system certifications
Work EnvironmentHardware labs, manufacturing facilitiesControl room, software development labs
Industry UsageManufacturing, automation, roboticsIndustrial automation, process control, systems integration

Controls Hardware Design focuses on creating the physical control components, while Controls Systems Engineer works on the overall control system integration, including software. Both roles often collaborate but differ mainly in their scope and technical focus.

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Infographic showing various Controls Hardware Design job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 91% Full Time, 7% Part Time, 1% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 92% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $92,091 per year, or $44.3 per hour.
Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer

GABLETEK

Troy, MI • On-site

$78K - $101K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 24 days ago

Job description

No Soliciting
CONTROLS ENGINEER
Job Description:
  • Responsible for the designing, engineering, and procuring mechanical and electrical equipment and systems for the assembly area.
  • Programs the assembly equipment, and supports manufacturing needs.
  • Assist and repair engineering related electrical breakdowns on the assembly equipment.
  • Support Production, Maintenance, and Process Teams in troubleshooting of equipment

Responsibilities:
  • Design, engineer, and procure assembly equipment for future programs. Help maintain and re-engineer current assembly equipment
  • Hardware design
  • Program assembly equipment
  • Apply safety rules with immediate reaction in case of detected dangerous situation
  • Ensure that all safety devices of machines are operational before their restart after engineering intervention
  • Ensure quality standards are upheld
  • Working collaboratively with Process/Quality Engineers and maintenance to develop new processes or process improvements
  • Ground up robotics and controls hardware and logic design, electrical schematics, BOM, assembly, debug, and validation
  • Test, update, and industrialize existing equipment
  • Recover equipment from breakdowns, contribute to analysis of root cause, and suggest permanent corrective actions
  • Escalate deviations after machine observation in curative maintenance
  • Participate to Line QRQC (Quick Response Quality Control), participate in APU QRQC
  • Participate in machine run-off of new manufacturing equipment at supplier
  • Constant improvement to SCADA and MES systems
  • Propose and Create Monthly/Annual preventative maintenance documentation for automated equipment and control systems
  • Assist in development of Work Instructions, PFMEA, and all Process Documentation
  • Investigate and propose Advanced Process Control (APC), Model Predictive Control (MPC) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS) for future manufacturing delivery improvement
  • Project management within individual environment
  • Attention to budget
  • Escalate roadblocks preventing on-time deliverables
  • Ability to read and create mechanical and electrical schematics
  • Use control systems to assist maintenance team with motion controls, Servos, VFDs, pneumatic controls, and relay logic
  • Help create and install vision systems used in production
  • Travel is about 25%

Required Skills for This Position:
  • 2+ years of previous experience working in a manufacturing environment
  • 5+ years of PLC and HMI programming (Allen Bradley and/or Siemens)
  • 2+ years of Robotics programming
  • Experience reading and creating electrical prints and schematics
  • Experience with manufacturing equipment is required
  • Ability to communicate with customers both internal and external
  • Time management and technical problem solving autonomy must be well developed APC, MPC, and DCS experience highly preferred
  • Experience programming motion controls, Servos, VFDs, pneumatic controls, and relay logic
  • Experience programming vision systems (Keyence and/or Cognex) preferred
  • Project management/leadership

About GableTek:
GABLETEK strives to develop partnerships with our customers, while providing the highest standard of commitment, quality, professionalism and customer satisfaction.
GABLETEK understands productivity and efficiency play key roles in an efficient production environment. It is a prerequisite for company's today to think outside the box and be ahead of the pack when it comes to increasing productivity and efficiency while keeping costs down. In a complex world with competing demands for limited resources, GABLETEK offers clear and proven solutions made possible with sound design methods, innovation and industry leading approaches.
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