Job Description

Controls Engineer - Industrial Engineering - Base Salary to 130k/year - Verona, WI

• AllSearch Recruiting has a client in Verona, WI looking for a Controls Engineer (internally titled Instrumentation and Controls Engineer) in the Verona, WI area. This organization designs and builds complex R&D and production systems, including controls, equipment, and full facilities. The team has earned “Top Workplace” recognition for consecutive years, driven by a collaborative, engineering-led culture. The Controls Engineer will join a team of 5–10 controls engineers delivering instrumentation and controls solutions across industrial and process projects. The Controls Engineer owns design through startup, including PLC/HMI programming, system integration, and onsite commissioning.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and review control system architecture, P&IDs, flow diagrams, and control sequences across 3–8 concurrent projects
  
• Conduct risk and hazard analyses for systems operating in test cell and industrial environments
  
• Build project tools including instrument indexes, BOMs, and responsibility matrices
  
• Create and review electrical schematics and control panel layouts using AutoCAD Electrical
  
• Program and integrate PLCs and HMIs (Allen Bradley, Siemens, GE, Wago)
  
• Execute system testing in-house and at customer sites, validating performance against design specs
  
• Lead I/O checkout, instrumentation calibration, and PID loop tuning
  
• Support startup and commissioning, including troubleshooting and validation
  
• Develop contractor scope documents and wire schedules for installation phases
  
• Travel 25–40% (national) for design reviews, installation oversight, and commissioning

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering
  
• 5+ years of PLC system design, programming, and field startup experience
  
• 5+ years of ladder logic programming
  
• Experience with AutoCAD Electrical for schematic development
  
• Background in engine test cell controls or similar high-complexity environments
  
• Ability to create and interpret P&IDs
  
• Experience managing multiple projects with shifting scope and deadlines

Compensation:

• Base salary in the 70k - 130k/year range
  
• 401k plan with an employer match
  
• Bonus program
  
• Dental Insurance
  
• Health Insurance
  
• Hybrid work schedule between office and home
  
• Paid time off
  
• Travel bonus
  
• Vision Insurance

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