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Controls Engineer in Saint Paul

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Controls Engineer - Oakdale, MN (Hybrid, 3 days/week in office)

We are a 100% employee-owned ESOP and one of the largest and most well-established engineering companies in the United States. When you join us you become part of a company that is:

  • 100% employee-owned company with over 40 years of industry history
  • A Top 5 Systems Integrator Giant
  • ENR top 500 firm at #170

We have a Controls Engineer position available in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area. This person will be responsible for controls engineering project requirements involving control system design, control panel design, PLC programming, instrumentation, check-out support, and start-up assistance.

Responsibilities

  • Designs, develops, and implements control system (logic software and hardware) to meet process system requirements
  • Develops schematics detailing control system configuration and wiring, and design equipment panel layouts on AutoCAD software
  • Develop Sequence of Operation document detailing control strategies for the process under control. Lead design reviews with customer for review and approval of design documents
  • Work at customer site to perform the system checkout and start-up of the integrated control system
  • Develop the final record system documentation and provide system training to the customer
  • Individual will be working on automation and control system integration projects for clients across multiple industries including both manufacturing production lines and data center building automation
  • Will act as technical lead on projects and guide lower-level engineers and technicians
  • Will act as Project Manager on smaller projects. This includes but not limited to:
    • Develops and executes implementation plans for the project
    • Assigns work to meet overall project deadlines
    • Ensures that all project team members clearly understand the scope of responsibilities
    • Develops schedules internally and customer requirements
    • Evaluates progress on project and details changes
    • Responsible for all purchasing and subcontractor requirements
    • Responsible for development of costs and proposal of change orders to contract scope

Education:

BS in Engineering Required (Electrical Engineering is ).

Experience

Three to Ten years of experience in the areas below :

  • An in-depth understanding of control systems, components, logic programming, experience with instrumentation, and controls design SCADA (ie. Rockwell, Inductive Automation, AVEVA Wonderware) and PLC systems (i.e. Allen Bradley, Siemens) required. Experience with DeltaV, AutoCAD, Fanuc, Keyence/Cognex Vision Systems are also desired
  • Strong inter-personnel skills. Ability to communicate and work with team members, subcontractors, and clients
  • Ability to travel up to 30%

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Controls Engineer in Saint Paul

St Paul, MN
Full time

Published on 02/02/2026

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