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Instrumentation and Controls Engineering Manager

Jacobs · Fargo, ND

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Level
Manager
Team
Controls
Base pay
$140k–$230k
Degree
Required
Experience asked
10+ years
Industry
Industrial
Posted
14 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A management controls role at Jacobs (industrial) in Fargo, ND. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

They ask for
10+ years · degree required
Tools it names
Root cause, PLC, Robotics, Automation, AutoCAD, MES
Base pay
$140k–$230k
Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026

Controls Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $97k–$140k. This one lists $140k–$230k.

Median of the low and high ends of 273 live postings that list pay, out of 812 controls engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

North Dakota plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 811 other live controls postings in the US.

Base pay
About 56% above similar roles

Typical $97k–$140k, from 272 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
More than usual (10+ vs 5+)

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Automation 73%
  • ✓ PLC 71%
  • ✓ Robotics 38%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 26%
  • ✓ Root cause 25%
  • Team leadership 20%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

Stands out: this posting asks for MES, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.

It asks for 10+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone doing this work there first.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coveragePromotion path mentioned

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responsibilities

will be focused on staff recruitment, hiring, growth and development. Including performance evaluations, defining roles, responsibilities, and expectations, training and continuous long- and short-term career development, conflict resolution, and weekly time sheet review and approval.

Here's what you'll need

  • ✓Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Automation or Mechatronics Engineering from a USA accredited institution.
  • ✓Professional Engineer (PE) licensure.
  • ✓Minimum 10 years of direct relatable experience.
  • ✓Advanced experience working with the following, Allen-Bradley (Studio 5000, RSLogix) Siemens (TIA Portal, S7), Emerson (Machine Edition).
  • ✓Expertise with SCADA platforms (Ignition, FactoryTalk, WinCC, Cimplicity)
  • ✓Experience with motion control, robotics, and high-speed automation systems
  • ✓Familiarity with MES integration, databases (SQL), and IIoT systems
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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

We’re seeking an Instrumentation and Controls Engineering Manager, to support and manage a local team in Santa Clara, CA. You will work on projects that enable the heart of our clients semiconductor manufacturing. You and the other team members will work closely with the well-established client owners in a fast paced, dynamic environment to maintain schedule, design requirements, system integration and programming tasks. Example systems include all aspects of facility management, gas life safety and cabinet monitoring including PLC and HMI programming and SCADA communications.

Managerial

What You’ll Do

  • •Manage onsite team of engineers, technicians and programming specialists.
  • •Provide scope, schedule and budget information to the project leadership.
  • •Provide engineering leadership, guidance and technical expertise.
  • •Architect full automation solutions including PLC, HMI, SCADA, networks, and field devices
  • •Coordinate with internal and external global teams to establish successful schedules.
  • •Lead development of HMI/SCADA systems with focus on usability, performance, and reliability
  • •Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex system failures and production issues
  • •Provide mentorship and growth opportunities within the team.

Ideally, you’ll also have

  • •Basic understanding of industrial cybersecurity principles and best practices.
  • •Extensive knowledge with troubleshooting, verification and commissioning services.
  • •Basic knowledge with AutoCAD computer drafting software.
  • •Experience working in semiconductor or datacenter environments including field verifications.

Additional Details

  • •Preference given to local candidates near Santa Clara, CA,
  • •RELOCATION MAY BE PROVIDED
  • •$$$ SIGN ON BONUS $$$
  • •Field work includes active sustaining construction environments.
  • •Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (no sponsorship).

At Jacobs, we’re committed to improving the lives and communities through innovative, sustainable solutions. We’re driven by collaboration, technical excellence, and a passion for solving some of the world’s most complex challenges -- together.

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Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full-time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, and caregiver leave. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Onsite employees are expected to attend a Jacobs Workplace on a full-time basis, as required by the nature of their role.

Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team via Careers Support.

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