Top Controls Engineer Jobs in Austin, TX

The Senior Controls Engineer will design automation control systems, lead project execution, and maintain client relationships while troubleshooting systems in high-intensity environments.

Design, develop, configure, and implement building automation and electrical control systems for facility and manufacturing equipment. Create system sequences, programs, databases, custom solutions, and real-time facility information using automation, controls, AI, web, and database technologies. Collaborate with engineers, designers, partners, and clients across concurrent projects, provide onsite and office-based support, and grow toward leading engineering and technician teams.

Lead design and implementation of instrumentation, process controls, and facility automation systems for high-tech manufacturing and mission-critical facilities. Produce PFDs, P&IDs, wiring and loop diagrams, PLC/HMI/SCADA development, BAS/BMS/DCS architecture and industrial network designs. Perform QC and commissioning support, apply ISA and relevant codes, mentor junior engineers, and coordinate with clients and multi-disciplinary teams.

The Controls Engineer will design automation systems, oversee project phases, troubleshoot, and maintain client relationships, ensuring high-quality solutions.

As a Controls Engineer II, you'll develop automation solutions, design control systems, manage projects, and support clients in the manufacturing industry.

Design, program, integrate, and commission industrial automation systems combining PLCs, HMIs, robotics, and machine vision. Responsibilities include developing controls and safety PLC programs, integrating I/O and communications, configuring 2D and 3D vision systems, supporting AI-enabled inspection tools, troubleshooting technical issues, and optimizing system accuracy, uptime, and repeatability. The role involves onsite commissioning and collaboration across the full project lifecycle, with travel across the United States and Canada as required.

Design, build, and commission automated manufacturing systems end-to-end. Define control architectures, program PLCs/HMIs/robots, perform virtual and onsite commissioning, integrate equipment, lead testing and acceptance, produce controls documentation, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable production systems.

Supports the design, integration, troubleshooting, commissioning, testing, and optimization of PLC-based industrial control systems in advanced manufacturing, cleanroom, utility, HVAC, and facility environments. Reviews drawings and technical specifications, troubleshoots instrumentation and control networks, coordinates with engineering and construction teams, verifies installation quality, and supports startup, validation, and system turnover.

Design and engineer robot controls for data-center robotics: motion, safety, and facility integration. Own control-stack integration (fleet management, dispatch, telemetry), design safety architecture, commission and debug systems on-site, and meet availability targets.

Build and support industrial control systems across levels: PLC programming, HMI/SCADA development, automation commissioning, troubleshooting, motion control and robotics integration, and cross-functional collaboration with manufacturing and systems teams.

The Controls Engineer is responsible for deploying Battery Energy Storage Systems, validating project designs, and ensuring smooth communication across teams.

The Controls Engineer confirms design and functionality of automated sortation systems by troubleshooting, programming PLC and HMI, and supporting project delivery with a focus on industrial controls.

Lead development of whole-body and learning-based robot control systems, translating state-of-the-art model-based and RL methods from simulation to hardware. Improve control architecture, performance, safety, and deploy production-grade controllers while mentoring engineers and coordinating cross-functional teams.

The Senior Controls Engineer designs controls for behind-the-meter generation solutions, integrates systems, defines standards, and ensures reliability and cybersecurity.

Lead the design and delivery of instrumentation and control systems for industrial projects, overseeing project lifecycle and mentoring junior engineers.

Designs, programs, configures, and integrates building automation and energy management systems. Develops DDC programs, graphics, sequences, point lists, documentation, and control narratives; integrates HVAC, lighting, meters, and IP devices using open protocols. Conducts factory acceptance testing, supports startup and commissioning, troubleshoots communication issues, and provides technical support to project and field teams.

Designs and implements control systems including PLC programming and SCADA, develops schematics and panel layouts in AutoCAD, authors Sequence of Operation, leads design reviews, performs on-site system checkout/start-up, develops record documentation and training, serves as technical lead and manages projects up to $500k including scheduling, purchasing, and subcontractor coordination.

Lead automation projects across design, engineering, implementation, commissioning and lifecycle support. Serve as technical authority for control systems (DCS), provide cybersecurity and operational support, collaborate with sites and vendors, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and travel for commissioning as needed.

The Applications Engineer installs and integrates AI vision systems on production lines, troubleshoots issues, and provides customer support in manufacturing environments.

Design, analyze, and lead instrumentation and control systems for water/wastewater, power, and industrial facilities. Develop specifications, drawings, I/O lists, and logic diagrams for PLCs and DCS, support procurement, bid evaluation, construction, installation, and commissioning, and coordinate with clients and multi-disciplinary teams while maintaining project documentation and QA/QC standards.

Design, develop, and commission industrial automation and controls systems from concept through commissioning. Create control architectures, PLC/HMI programs, offline simulations, safety designs, documentation, and lead factory/site acceptance and integration activities with panel fabricators and field teams.

The Controls Engineer will support the deployment of Battery Energy Storage Systems, collaborating with teams on design, implementation, and maintenance, while troubleshooting control systems and overseeing project documentation.

The Controls Engineer is responsible for commissioning controls for conveyor and sortation systems, writing and implementing machine code, and ensuring all project aspects are completed and documented.

Design and support industrial control systems for water/wastewater projects. Develop and modify PLC and HMI programs under guidance, read schematics and P&IDs, perform I/O verification, participate in FAT and commissioning, troubleshoot electrical/instrumentation/PLC/HMI issues, and assist with system upgrades and customer support.

The role involves designing automated manufacturing lines, architecting control systems, PLC programming, integrating robotics, and ensuring safety standards in nuclear reactor production.