Senior Controls Engineer
PAR Systems · St. Paul, IN
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $110k–$130k
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior controls role at PAR Systems (industrial) in St. Paul, IN. , our teams will rely on your leadership, prior experience with structured software development processes, and strong time‑management skills to drive projects to completion.
- They ask for
- 7+ years
- Tools it names
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC, Automation
- Base pay
- $110k–$130k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 20 other live controls postings in Indiana.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 6+)
Similar roles usually ask 6+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 86%
- ✓ PLC 81%
- Robotics 52%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 38%
- Team leadership 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Python, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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requirements
into software requirements, to developing software designs, writing code, supporting reviews, and verifying system performance, you’ll be an integral partner in bringing our customers’ solutions to life. Working with engineering leaders and chief engineers across business units will give you great career visibility while allowing you to contribute to one‑of‑a‑kind machines.
Qualifications
- ✓7+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in regulated, safety‑critical, industrial, or highly documented engineering environments
- ✓Demonstrated ability to develop software for complex equipment or control systems, including tasks such as but not limited to:
- ✓Translating customer, contract, and system‑level
requirements
into clear, testable software
requirements
- ✓Developing software designs that are traceable to approved requirements; writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining PC‑based software, PLC software, HMI software, or related control system software
- ✓Supporting a structured or waterfall‑style software development lifecycle from
requirements
through design, implementation, verification, validation, and release
- ✓Maintaining traceability from customer
requirements
through software requirements, design, implementation, test procedures, and verification results
- ✓Creating technical documentation including software requirements, software design descriptions, test plans, test procedures, test reports, user documentation, and release documentation
- ✓Participating in
requirements
reviews, design reviews, code reviews, test readiness reviews, and customer‑facing technical reviews
- ✓Supporting integration of software with PLCs, HMIs, drives, motion control systems, sensors, industrial networks, and customer equipment
- ✓Troubleshooting software, automation, communication, and system‑level issues during development, factory acceptance testing, installation, commissioning, and customer acceptance
- ✓Experience with PC‑based software development is preferred
- ✓Experience with Siemens software, Siemens PLCs, Siemens HMIs, TIA Portal, Step 7, WinCC, or related Siemens automation tools is preferred
- ✓Experience with industrial crane controls, material handling equipment, nuclear equipment, aerospace systems, defense systems, or other safety‑critical machinery is preferred
- ✓Experience with
requirements
management and traceability tools
- ✓Experience with software configuration management tools such as Git, or similar systems is preferred
- ✓Experience with C, C++, C#, .NET, SQL, Python, PLC programming, or other software languages used in industrial or engineering applications is preferred
- ✓Experience working for or with organizations such as Westinghouse, PAR Nuclear, Konecranes, Kone, Siemens, aerospace/defense contractors, nuclear suppliers, or other safety‑critical control system companies is a plus
- ✓Ability to review and approve other engineers’ software documentation for adequacy, completeness, accuracy, and traceability
- ✓Willingness to travel to customer sites for installations and commissioning, typically no more than 10%, but on rare occasions may fluctuate up to 25% depending on business needs
- ✓BS in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- ✓US Person
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The age of automation is upon us, so join a company that is pushing the limits of what is possible. PAR Systems is a world leader in the design and development of cutting‑edge software, automation, and control systems in a variety of industries, including Life Science, Aerospace, Nuclear, and Marine. Our focus on technology, quality, and new ideas extends beyond our products, as we look to add diverse, dynamic, and dedicated people to our company.
Success Criteria
You have a strong background developing software for complex equipment in highly regulated or safety‑critical environments. You understand that great software engineering is more than writing code; it also requires clear requirements, disciplined design, configuration control, documentation, traceability, testing, and verification.
By applying a “whatever it takes” mentality to your work, the Senior / Principal Software Engineer will help own and drive some of the organization’s most complex software and controls challenges to produce industry‑leading products and solutions. If you’re a motivated software engineer with experience in regulated industries such as nuclear energy, aerospace, defense, industrial automation, or crane controls, this might be the career move you’ve been looking for.
Bringing more than just your technical aptitude to the role, our teams will rely on your leadership, prior experience with structured software development processes, and strong time‑management skills to drive projects to completion. You will develop software both individually and as part of a team of engineers across various disciplines and experience levels. Your ability and desire to mentor others while fostering an environment of collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation will allow you and your technical work to be noticed fast.
From translating customer
Benefits
- •Global team recognized for their passion of inventing
- •First‑of‑a‑kind product culture and project exposure
- •Training and development from industry‑leading experts
- •Cutting edge benefit programs that include: 401(k) & matching; Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance; Disability & Life Insurance; PTO, Paid Holidays, & Parental Leave for both Parents; Tuition Reimbursement