Controls Engineer
S&S Cycle · Suffern, NY
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Travel
- Includes overnights
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at S&S Cycle (industrial) in Suffern, NY. A Senior Controls & Automation Engineer to design, build, and support custom automated test equipment, manufacturing systems, and embedded control solutions for powertrain development and production support.This role bridges industrial automation, embedded.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- PLC, Robotics, Automation, Tooling
- Day to day
- overnight travel
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How this role compares
Against 18 other live controls postings in New York.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $97k–$135k, from 11 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ PLC 84%
- ✓ Automation 84%
- AutoCAD 37%
- Root cause 32%
- MES 26%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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Job summary
A Senior Controls & Automation Engineer to design, build, and support custom automated test equipment, manufacturing systems, and embedded control solutions for powertrain development and production support.This role bridges industrial automation, embedded hardware/firmware, and system integration, supporting everything from robotic test cells and PLC-controlled machinery to ECU-integrated embedded devices and Windows-based engineering tools.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer comfortable working across electrical design, firmware, PLCs, robotics, HMIs, and on-site commissioning of one-off and low-volume systems
Essential functions
- ◆Design, modify, and maintain automated test stands, endurance systems, and manufacturing equipment
- ◆Program and troubleshoot PLCs and HMIs for presses, test fixtures, and special-purpose machinery
- ◆Integrate industrial robots with presses and test systems, including interlocks and safety logic
- ◆Retrofit and modernize legacy equipment where original electronics or controls are obsolete
- ◆Support and repair custom, one-off automation equipment used in engineering and manufacturing
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent experience
- ✓5+ years experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, or custom machinery
- ✓Strong experience with:
- ✓PLC programming and industrial I/O
- ✓Embedded firmware development (C/C++)
- ✓Electrical schematics and hardware design, PCB layout.
- ✓Sensors, actuators, motors, VFDs, and safety circuits
- ✓Hands-on experience commissioning and troubleshooting machines in real-world environments
- ✓Comfortable working independently on one-off and prototype systems
- ✓Ability to work independently in a small company with entrepreneurial energy and creative tendencies
- ✓General industry a plus
Requirements
- ✓Work is performed in an office environment with occasional exposure to test cells and production environment
- ✓While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to balance, stoop, kneel or crawl.
- ✓The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds
- ✓Must comply with safety equipment standards: safety glasses, hearing protection, and safety toe shoes when present on production floor
- ✓Occasional overnight travel may be required
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization
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