Senior Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
SHINE Technologies LLC · Fitchburg, WI
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $120k–$155k
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 22 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior controls role at SHINE Technologies LLC (industrial) in Fitchburg, WI. Additionally, the ideal candidate will act as a technical expert and team leader.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Base pay
- $120k–$155k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $86k–$127k. This one lists $120k–$155k.
Median of the low and high ends of 11 live postings that list pay, out of 27 controls engineer openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Wisconsin plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 26 other live controls postings in Wisconsin.
- Base pay
- About 29% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 3+)
Typical $86k–$127k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 67%
- Automation 67%
- Root cause 44%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 33%
- Robotics 30%
- Team leadership 26%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Full description from SHINE Technologies LLCAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
- ✓Designs major features, optimizes system performance, ensures code quality through code reviews, and tackles architectural hurdles
Requirements
- ✓7+ years of experience in relevant roles preferred.
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or software engineering or equivalent experience.
- ✓Knowledge in I&C systems, hardware, software, theory of operation, testing, qualification, and plant start-ups.
- ✓Ability to think strategically and take decisive action once the necessary information has been gathered.
- ✓Ability to critically evaluate information and the boldness to ask questions when things don’t make sense.
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SHINE values diversity in all its forms as a critical component of innovation, which is fundamental to our success. Every member of the SHINE community benefits from the talents and experiences of our peers, from the mutual respect we exercise, and from the responsibility we take for our actions.
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Description
SHINE Technologies is seeking a Senior Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) Engineer who will lead designing, programming, and managing automated control systems for scientific instruments, such as neutron generators and tritium handling systems, and integrating those instruments into production facilities. Additionally, the ideal candidate will act as a technical expert and team leader. They will bridge the gap between high level project management and hands-on engineering execution.
of the Senior I&C Engineer include, but are not limited to
- •Set the technical and operational pace for the group
- •Direct end-to-end delivery, coordinate cross-functional planning, and communicate directly with stakeholders, project managers, and company leadership.
- •Align software architecture with business strategy
- •Shape cross platform vision and work with the organization to where ambiguity exists to decide on core technologies to adopt for the future
- •Mentorship of team members
- •Strengthening team culture
- •Represent the technical team outward to the organization and ensure that engineering efforts drive overarching business goals
- •Collaborate with managers to define and handle
The following are considered a plus
- +Experience in nuclear analog and digital instrumentation, control, and monitoring.?
- +Knowledge of nuclear safety related systems desired but not required (NQA-1).
- +Understanding of appropriate cable shielding, type, radiation tolerance, and separation by safety train.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
- •Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average weight objects up to 50 pounds.
- •Fine motor coordination and strong depth perception is beneficial.
- •Exposure to radiation fields (within regulatory dose limits), requiring comfort working in radiologically controlled areas with dosimetry badges and monitoring.
- •Work environment involves some exposure to hazards or physical risks, which require following basic safety precautions and wearing specific Personal Protective Equipment.
Eligibility for employment is conditioned on the applicant’s ability to qualify for access to information subject to U.S. Export Controls. Additionally, applicant’s eligibility may be conditioned based upon meeting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission