Controls Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About Us

At CrossSafety, we specialize in providing Health & Safety consulting, engineering, and recruitment services across North America. With over 200 professionals supporting clients in industries ranging from automotive manufacturing to logistics, we are committed to integrity, innovation, and excellence in everything we do.

We are currently seeking a talented and driven Controls Engineer to join our team in Georgetown, KY. This is an onsite role with occasional domestic and international travel, supporting industrial control systems and automation initiatives.

Position Details

Location : PEMC, Georgetown, KY (Onsite required)

Overtime : Up to 30% (weekends, holidays, shutdown periods)

Travel : Domestic travel within the US, up to 10% international travel to Canada, Mexico, or Japan

Contract Type : Onsite, long-term opportunity

About the Role

Reporting to the Controls Manager , you will implement production networking systems , collaborate with multiple teams to meet model project milestones, maintain current production models, and continuously improve team capabilities in industrial controls, applications, and monitoring systems.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Implementing Controls, Applications, and Health systems across North America Body Weld shops
• Collaborating with internal teams and external vendors to meet project objectives
• Project management : scheduling, budgeting, and executing projects
• Supporting internal innovation initiatives and continuous improvement projects
• Staying up to date with industry best practices in industrial controls and monitoring systems
• Authoring standards, procedures, technical memos, and manuals
• Collaborating cross-functionally across NAMCs and external partners to solve technical challenges
• Presenting updates and technical findings to peers and executive management

What You Bring

✅ Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Industrial Engineering, Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience

✅ Project management experience

✅ Experience deploying industrial network-connected devices

✅ Experience with application server setup and configuration

✅ Database operations experience

✅ PLC programming experience

✅ Knowledge of data collection protocols

✅ Experience with SCADA software

✅ Expertise in at least one of the following : Industrial controls, Application development, or Monitoring equipment health

✅ Ability / willingness to work up to 30% overtime, weekends, holidays, and shutdown periods

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

🔹 Body Weld experience

🔹 Knowledge of multiple programming languages (Python, VB.Net, BCL, SQL)

🔹 Experience with data analytics software (PowerBI, Tableau)

🔹 Additional industrial controls or application development experience

🔹 Experience monitoring equipment health and reliability

Interview Process

📌 One-round STAR / Video interview (60 minutes with the manager)

🚀 If you’re ready to leverage your controls engineering expertise to optimize production systems and collaborate with a top-tier automotive team, apply today!

Equal Opportunity Employer

CrossSafety is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace. Accommodations for candidates with disabilities are available upon request.

We appreciate all applicants’ interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted.