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Principal Engineer Controls

Chicago, Illinois, US🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $109,000–$109,000🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Technical expert leading manufacturing automation and control system solutions for capital investment projects and continuous improvement initiatives in food production.

Role type

Principal Controls Engineer (Manufacturing Automation)

Builds

Optimized automation and control system solutions for factory infrastructure and unit operations

Domain

Food & Beverage Manufacturing / Industrial Automation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Electrical and control system design, Rockwell Automation control systems, Manufacturing automation systems, Human machine interface visualization, Database integration, SQL Server, Industrial automation platforms, Advanced process and packaging controls, System integration leadership

Preferred skills

Food industry experience, Operations and manufacturing conceptual design, IT systems and cybersecurity principles, Robotic packaging systems, Batching systems, Clean-In-Place systems

Technologies

Rockwell Automation, Inductive Automation Ignition, Rockwell Software, Aveva Wonderware, SQL Server

Responsibilities

Develop annual and three-year capital plans for automation improvements, Prepare technical assessments and estimates for capital projects, Conduct factory infrastructure assessments, Review equipment and system performance criteria, Support Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing, Develop functional control descriptions and Technical Briefs, Provide technical and economic feasibility analyses

Seniority

Principal, technical leadership & strategy

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