Junior Controls & Automation Engineer
Hatch · Pittsburgh, PA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 65+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 10 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Hatch (industrial) in Pittsburgh, PA. You will.
- They ask for
- 65+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- PLC, Automation
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Pennsylvania: typical posted base $89k–$133k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 22 controls engineer openings in Pennsylvania, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Pennsylvania plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 21 other live controls postings in Pennsylvania.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (65+ vs 5+)
Typical $89k–$133k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 77%
- ✓ PLC 68%
- Root cause 36%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 32%
- Robotics 32%
- Lean 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Hatch in Pittsburgh
1 other open role at this site.
- Junior Process Engineer · Process
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Qualifications
- ✓Roles at this level are filled by recent or soon to be university/college graduates with little or no professional experience but possessing relevant skills
- ✓Preferred bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering or chemical engineering with an interest in controls or computer science
- ✓Minimum of a cumulative 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
You bring to the role
- ◆Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- ◆Aptitude for working on multi-disciplinary teams
- ◆Commitment to achieving engineering excellence
- ◆Ability to apply technical knowledge to various practical problems
- ◆A desire to learn and continually develop
- ◆Strong personal commitment to safety
- ◆Previous co-op or internship experience is an asset
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Date: Oct 13, 2026
Location
Pittsburgh, PA, US
Company
Hatch
Job Category: Campus
Location: Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Join a company that is passionately committed to the pursuit of a better world through positive change. With more than 65 years of business and technical expertise in mining , energy , and infrastructure , our 10,000 colleagues in 150 countries tirelessly work toward bettering the industries in which we operate. With practical solutions that are safe, innovative and sustainable, we think globally while acting locally.
Join our Project Delivery Group (PDG), a dynamic team of professionals passionately committed to world-class project delivery across the globe. With expertise in sustainable studies, asset building and operations, and industry-leading efficiencies, our best-in-class team leverages methodologies, governance and systems that are unparalleled in the engineering space. Are you looking for an opportunity to join a diverse group of professionals who are committed to remaining exceptional? We look forward to hearing from you.
Looking to take the next step in your career?
Hatch is seeking a dynamic Junior Controls & Automation Engineer . Reporting to the Project Delivery Group , you will support offices globally working from our Pittsburgh, PA office location.
We’re entrepreneurs with a technical soul. Our flat organizational structure creates an atmosphere of openness and participation. We build practical solutions that are safe, innovative, and sustainable. Our ultimate goal is to achieve no harm for our people, our clients, and our communities.
At Hatch, we greatly value in-person interaction and collaboration and are therefore an in-office environment. While flexibility is always provided to work remotely when needed, we encourage our teams to be in the office for most of the time. We encourage candidates to connect with their recruiter and hiring manager to understand workplace expectations and ensure the role aligns with their goals.
Hatch will not provide sponsorship for employment visas or participate in STEM OPT for this position.
As the successful candidate, you will
- •Provide Instrumentation and Control System engineering design support to multidiscipline teams on maintenance, expansion, and new construction projects
- •Participate in site evaluations and data collection
- •Participate in P&ID development and the creation of all associated lists (i.e. instruments lists, etc.)
- •Assist in the preparation of equipment specifications and instrument data sheets.
- •Update motor schematics, loop drawings, layout drawings and instrument location drawings
- •Assist in the preparation of PLC, DCS and HMI programming and functional descriptions
- •Provide on-site construction, commissioning, and start-up support
- •Acquire knowledge in control systems, instrumentation and electrical interface systems, SCADA and telemetry, and the application of ISA to engineering and design
- •Gain valuable on-site practical experience
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- •Good understanding of engineering and business fundamentals as they apply to engineering problems and projects
- •Ability to learn quickly and to take on new challenges
- •Collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- •Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- •Strong written and verbal communication skills
- •Shows critical and creative thinking and problem solving and brings forward solutions for our clients' toughest challenges
- •Adapts and embraces change
for all sectors
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