Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Title: Controls Engineer
Location: Lewis Center, Ohio
Hire Type: Direct Hire AND Contract to Hire opportunities
Compensation: $105k - $140k / year
Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling, you are eligible to receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes paid time off, paid holidays, 3 medical plans to choose from, dental & vision plans, 401(k), and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
We are seeking a talented Controls Engineer to design, program, and support custom automation systems for a variety of industrial applications. This role will be responsible for developing PLC and HMI software, integrating controls hardware, and supporting system startup, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
Key responsibilities include designing electrical control systems, programming PLCs and HMIs, configuring servo drives and motion control systems, and collaborating with mechanical engineering, manufacturing, and customers throughout the project lifecycle. The Controls Engineer will also provide onsite startup support, testing, and technical assistance to ensure successful system performance.
Qualified candidates should have experience with PLC programming platforms such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or similar, along with HMI development, industrial networking, and troubleshooting automated equipment. Experience with servo systems, robotics, and custom machine automation is highly preferred. This is an excellent opportunity to work on innovative, custom automation projects in a collaborative engineering environment.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lewis Center, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $105,000–$140,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
Skills
- Allen-Bradleyunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Automation Systemsunmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Consultingunmatched
- Control Engineeringunmatched
- Control Systemsunmatched
- Electrical Designunmatched
- HMI Softwareunmatched
- Hardware Administrationunmatched
- Human Machine Interface (HMI)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
- Motion Controlunmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- On Site Supportunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Project Lifecycleunmatched
- Roboticsunmatched
- Servomechanismunmatched
- Startupunmatched
- System Start-Upunmatched
- Systems/Internals Programmingunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Technical Supportunmatched
- Testingunmatched
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