Controls Engineer

Job Description

Direct Hire

100% on site

We are seeking a Controls and Automation Engineer to join our Maintenance and Reliability team supporting large-scale industrial operations. The successful candidate will apply engineering principles to design, modify, and enhance automated systems, equipment, and processes that support safe, efficient production. This position combines hands-on technical work with cross-functional collaboration across operations, maintenance, and engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain automated control systems with both automatic and manual modes of operation.
• Develop and integrate Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) to improve operator visibility and system control.
• Establish and maintain factory information systems for real-time process monitoring and performance tracking.
• Provide technical support for integrating standalone control elements into centralized or networked systems.
• Collaborate with maintenance and production teams to ensure equipment reliability, uptime, and safety.
• Troubleshoot and optimize PLCs, drives, instrumentation, and industrial network infrastructure.
• Support commissioning and startup of new equipment, system upgrades, and capital projects.
• Maintain system documentation, ensuring compliance with all applicable safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Requirements

Vital Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits promotions, training, termination or any other condition of employment or career development.

All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other legally protected status.