Senior Automation Controls Engineer
Quad-City Dryer Works, LLC · Waverly, IL
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Controls
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A senior controls role at Quad-City Dryer Works, LLC (industrial) in Waverly, IL.
- They ask for
- 5+ years
- Tools it names
- AS9100, PLC, Automation
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Illinois: typical posted base $89k–$127k.
Median of the low and high ends of 24 live postings that list pay, out of 35 controls engineer openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 34 other live controls postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $89k–$127k, from 24 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 74%
- ✓ PLC 71%
- Robotics 46%
- Root cause 31%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for AS9100, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Controls team at Quad-City Dryer Works, LLC
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- 2
Send a short, curious note
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- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
Full description from Quad-City Dryer Works, LLCAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
include writing PLC and motion control software, coordinating with project teams, and applying AS9100/ISO 9000 standards.
Travel required, and security checks may be needed. Ideal candidates have a BS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) and 5+ years designing machine controls, with
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