Top Controls Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

Designs and delivers BAS/BMS and EPMS solutions for complex facilities. Responsibilities include developing controls drawings, system architectures, specifications, sequences, network diagrams, and integration strategies; reviewing vendor deliverables; coordinating across engineering disciplines; supporting commissioning, testing, troubleshooting, and field verification; and participating in client meetings, estimates, schedules, and proposals. The role requires direct BAS/BMS and EPMS design experience, controls network knowledge, engineering documentation skills, and familiarity with Siemens automation platforms.

Manages regional smart-building operations, including BMS/BAS platforms, IoT integrations, BACnet standards, cybersecurity, patching, asset lifecycles, FDD, alarm mitigation, and vendor governance. Leads modernization from legacy systems to cloud-connected operations, supports major technical incidents, integrates control software, maintains inventories, and develops standards and roadmaps. Requires building automation expertise, IoT device management, program management, communication skills, and at least five years of relevant experience.

Lead onsite commissioning, project delivery, vendor management, troubleshooting, and technical support for liquid-cooled mission-critical data center infrastructure. Integrate and commission EPMS and BMS/SCADA systems, manage alarms and incident response, resolve warranty issues, mentor junior engineers, and help establish controls standards and governance.

Designs, develops, integrates, tests, commissions, and supports industrial automation and control systems. Responsibilities include PLC, HMI, and SCADA development; electrical and control-system design; industrial networking; software, edge, IoT, and cloud integration; OT cybersecurity; field commissioning; multidisciplinary troubleshooting; and technical documentation. The role requires collaboration across software, electrical, mechanical, operations, vendors, and customers.

Support a remote contract project by configuring design libraries, smart features, systems, and templates in AutoCAD Electrical. The engineer will apply strong AutoCAD Electrical expertise to establish and organize electrical design resources during a two-month project.

Develop and deploy actuator models and low-level controls for humanoid robots. Responsibilities include motor and actuator modeling, torque and current control, system identification, hardware characterization, controller tuning, sim-to-real validation, experiment automation, simulator integration, and hardware bring-up. The role requires strong C++ and Python skills, motor electromechanics expertise, classical control knowledge, and hands-on experience with real robotic hardware.

Designs, programs, tests, installs, and supports PLC-based automation systems for conveyor, ASRS, robotic, and packaging equipment. Responsibilities include control cabinet design, PLC programming with Allen Bradley and Siemens platforms, BOM generation, material sourcing, system commissioning, I/O verification, troubleshooting, vendor coordination, and technical client liaison duties. The role also supports multiple project installations and requires customer-site travel.

Assists with industrial automation and systems integration projects by developing PLC and HMI programs, control panel documentation, BOMs, I/O lists, test plans, and simulation logic. Tests installed systems, troubleshoots hardware and software issues during startup, supports service calls, trains customers, and coordinates with vendors to resolve technical problems.

Coordinates the design, installation, commissioning, and startup of process control, electrical, network, equipment, and plant construction projects across manufacturing facilities. Develops project scopes, estimates, specifications, timelines, and implementation plans; selects contractors and drives process improvements. Focuses on PLC systems, process optimization, equipment reliability, safety, operator collaboration, and compliance with product specifications. Requires substantial travel to manufacturing plants, including extended installations and weekend work.

Maintains and improves automated manufacturing equipment, controls systems, tooling, and applications. Provides onsite troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, documentation, mentoring, and controls support for production uptime. The engineer collaborates with engineering, operations, quality, vendors, and machine OEMs; integrates controls devices; supports electrical and hardware troubleshooting; and contributes to automation frameworks and continuous improvement projects for new products.

Leads instrumentation and controls engineering design for semiconductor, cleanroom, fab, and advanced manufacturing facilities. Develops I&C design packages, PLC/DCS architectures, control narratives, loop diagrams, instrumentation specifications, and coordinated layouts. Supports interdisciplinary reviews, vendor coordination, QA/QC, construction administration, field verification, commissioning, startup, and turnover. Ensures code compliance, constructability, safety, documentation quality, and change control while mentoring junior staff.

Design, program, commission, and troubleshoot PLC/HMI-based control systems for mission-critical AI data center infrastructure. Responsibilities include control panel and schematic design, network and protocol configuration, VFD controls, P&ID-based logic development, BMS integration, FAT/SAT support, commissioning, field troubleshooting, and maintaining engineering documentation. The role collaborates with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers and requires onsite work in San Francisco, Long Beach, or Houston.

Designs and delivers EPMS, electrical telemetry, and industrial controls solutions for Microsoft AI datacenters. Responsibilities include defining instrumentation and communications requirements, configuring EPMS hardware and networks, developing system integrations, testing and commissioning technologies, troubleshooting complex electrical and controls issues, producing technical documentation, and coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering, vendor, commissioning, and deployment teams.

Deploy and commission BMS and EPMS systems for greenfield data centers. Responsibilities include application deployment, point-to-point checkout of devices, communication protocol configuration, instrument calibration, Ignition application commissioning, and onsite subcontractor leadership. The role requires extensive onsite work and travel, collaboration with large teams, and experience starting up control systems, preferably with BMS and EPMS commissioning.

Designs instrumentation and controls systems for semiconductor, cleanroom, and advanced manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities include developing control narratives, sequences, I/O lists, calculations, AutoCAD and Revit drawings, system integration, multidisciplinary coordination, QA/QC, vendor and submittal reviews, RFIs, field coordination, commissioning, startup support, risk management, and mentoring junior engineers.

Designs instrumentation and controls systems for semiconductor, cleanroom, and advanced manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities include developing control narratives, sequences, I/O lists, calculations, drawings, and Revit models; coordinating multidisciplinary designs; reviewing submittals and field changes; supporting QA/QC, construction administration, commissioning, and startup; resolving technical issues; and mentoring junior staff.

Own control architecture for rotating machinery and test rigs, including compressors, motor drives, expansion turbines, and thermofluid loops. Develop safety interlocks, fault handling, speed-based capacity control, and hardware-in-the-loop validation. Tune controls on live machines, investigate model-to-plant discrepancies, integrate production chillers with site BMS and plant systems, and document systems for operations teams.

Assists with industrial automation and systems integration projects by developing PLC and HMI programs, creating control panel documentation, testing system functionality, troubleshooting hardware and software issues during startup, training customers, and supporting service calls. The role also involves preparing BOMs, I/O lists, test plans, simulation logic, user manuals, and coordinating with vendors and customers.

Designs and leads industrial automation control systems for material-handling solutions. Responsibilities include developing PLC programs, schematics, specifications, prototypes, automated equipment sequences, and manufacturing transitions. The role leads projects, performs testing and field investigations, ensures safety and reliability, manages schedules and costs, and mentors junior engineers. Requires significant controls engineering experience, Allen-Bradley expertise, industrial automation knowledge, and up to 50% domestic travel.

Designs and leads industrial control systems for automated material-handling solutions. Responsibilities include developing PLC programs, control schematics, equipment sequences, prototypes, and specifications; testing systems; investigating field issues; coordinating manufacturing transitions; and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires leading projects, collaborating with electrical and project teams, and traveling domestically up to 40% for site beta testing and support.

Designs and develops industrial control systems for automated material-handling equipment. Responsibilities include PLC programming, control-panel schematics, HMI and SCADA integration, prototype development, testing, troubleshooting, and leading large or multiple projects. The role collaborates with electrical and project teams, supports manufacturing transitions, mentors junior engineers, and conducts onsite beta testing. Domestic travel within North America may reach 40%.

Designs and develops industrial automation control systems for material handling solutions, including automated equipment sequences, control panel schematics, PLC programs, prototypes, and testing. Leads projects, supports manufacturing transition, investigates field issues, and ensures safety, reliability, performance, and cost objectives. The role also provides technical direction and training, manages schedules and estimates, and performs domestic travel for beta testing and customer-related activities.

Maintains and improves automation equipment, tooling, and applications for manufacturing processes. Creates technical documentation, preventive maintenance plans, troubleshooting guides, and corrective actions. Supports machine uptime, electrical troubleshooting, process and equipment design improvements, continuous improvement projects, and automation framework development while coordinating with engineering, operations, and quality teams.

Designs, programs, tests, commissions, troubleshoots, and optimizes industrial control systems. Configures PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and related control devices using automation programming languages. Develops system architectures, control philosophies, cause-and-effect diagrams, and control algorithms; supports on-site startup and commissioning. Collaborates with engineers, technicians, project managers, and customers while maintaining strong safety standards. The role includes approximately 25% domestic travel and requires industrial field experience, customer communication, and familiarity with major controls platforms.

Design, build, test, and deploy production software for automated hardware calibration, image processing, machine data handling, storage, supervisory control, and HMI capabilities. Collaborate with software, controls, systems, and other engineers to define interfaces, create test plans, document decisions, and address failure modes. Own moderately complex features through deployment while supporting reliable workflows for experimental and scientific equipment.