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Lead Controls Engineer

Connect Search, LLC
Monroe, WI Full Time
POSTED ON 8/5/2025 CLOSED ON 9/3/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Controls Engineer position at Connect Search, LLC?

Job Title: Lead Controls Engineer

Location: Monroe, WI

Type: Direct Hire

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8-5

Pay Range: $120k - $150k

Benefits: Yes. Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401(k), Paid holidays


Summary

Connect Search is hiring a Lead Controls Engineer in Monroe. Travel for the position is expected to be up to 20%.


Responsibilities

  • Subject matter expert among market relevant solution platforms, best engineering practices, and emergent technology among key vendors’ hardware, software, and systems
  • Automation expert for key stakeholders among clients, vendors, commercial partners, all Divisions’ functions and their projects’ scope
  • Coordinate and lead internal application development to drive effective problem statement identification, innovative solution sets, and value-add technical designs that meet client’s project scope, quality, price, performance requirements, and constraints
  • Deploy innovative and reliable control system designs and upgrades via systematic methods of testing, troubleshooting, resolution, documentation, and validation
  • Drives continuous improvement via technical mentorship and development of relevant standard operating procedures, practices, processes, and methods
  • Field engineering duties, as needed to include system start up and commissioning, troubleshooting, acceptance, and site leadership
  • Define and document control systems designs, requirements, test plans, and results
  • Client proposal development support among solutions, equipment, costing, and schedule


Qualifications

  • BS Degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field and equivalent experience.
  • 5 years of controls engineering design experience
  • Thorough knowledge of industry relevant technology, regulations, trends, and practices: PLC, HMI, Motion Control, Networking, Safety Systems, Vision Systems, Data Collection
  • Familiarity with specification and design documents
  • Project management experience
  • Experience in the design of industrial plants and warehouses, central chilled water and heating plants, water pumping stations, wastewater treatment plants, food and dairy plants along with manufacturing and CIP processes
  • Working knowledge to interpret regional and international code requirements such as NEC, NFPA, CSA, CE, IEC, etc.
  • Knowledge and experience among key industry providers: Rockwell, Siemens, Ignition, AutoCAD-Electrical
  • Ability to operate interfaces, design controls, write technical control write-ups for automation projects, and train customers
  • Possess a valid driver’s license

Salary : $120,000 - $150,000

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