Controls Engineer Working Lead
Uniloy INC · Tecumseh, MI
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Controls
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management controls role at Uniloy INC (industrial) in Tecumseh, MI. Travel / Customer Support.
- They ask for
- 10+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Automation, Machining, Welding
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $79k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 15 live postings that list pay, out of 69 controls engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 68 other live controls postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $79k–$130k, from 15 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 74%
- Robotics 71%
- ✓ PLC 64%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 26%
- Root cause 22%
- New product launch 22%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Machining, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Job Summary
This role ensures seamless execution of daily business, development of personnel, application of tools
and processes, and compliance to company policies. The lead must work cooperatively with business
partners to drive key business metrics.
Responsibilities
The following
responsibilities
will be carried out directly by the working lead or through their team
requirements
and end product application
- ✓Maintain new and existing standard equipment designs for future use in similar types of machinery
- ✓Ensure technical processes, procedures, and best practices are defined, documented, and followed in daily activities associated within engineering discipline
- ✓Ensure compliance to specifications and internal design processes
- ✓Ensure new or less experienced staff receive appropriate technical training and mentoring
- ✓Communicate and document “institutional (tribal) knowledge” to ensure this beneficial information is shared and available to others as the company continues to grow
- ✓Tracking of new technological developments and subsequent recommendations in new designs and retrofits
- ✓Provides technical expertise to manufacturing personnel during build and start-up to diagnose and correct software issues. This may occasionally require time on the assembly floor to provide hands-on assistance
responsibilities
that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may
change at any time with or without notice
Qualifications
- ✓BS in electrical/controls engineering, computer science, software engineering or other engineering
- ✓Minimum of 10 years of experience
- ✓Experience with ground-up controls design for more than one complete machine or DCS
- ✓Demonstrable conceptual understanding of advanced PID control
- ✓Experience with advanced process control a plus (internal model control, feed forward, autotuning of PID parameters)
- ✓Experience with some or all of the following hardware and software: Allen Bradley - SLC and ControlLogix Platforms, FactoryTalk View HMI, PowerFlex drives; B&R Automation Studio, ACOPOS drives, mappView; Siemens - S7 Series PLC, WinCC HMI; Ethernet IP, ProfiNet, and Profibus communication protocols
- ✓ACAD or EPLAN electrical design experience. Several years reviewing and troubleshooting electrical schematics an acceptable substitute
- ✓Knowledge of safety circuits
- ✓Knowledge of analog control signals
- ✓Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook)
- ✓Candidate should be able to work confidently under pressure without direct supervision
- ✓Good communication skills– both written and verbal
- ✓Specific Technical
Qualifications
- ✓In depth knowledge of at least one object-oriented programming language or C. Will need to be experienced with pointers or delegates
- ✓Working knowledge of hydraulic/electric control systems
- ✓Experience with hydraulics, Servo Drives/Motors and Servo Hydraulics
- ✓Experience with B&R control systems and software IDE tools a plus
- ✓In-depth knowledge of object-oriented programming tools and techniques
- ✓Experience in debugging software/hydraulic/electrical systems. Ability to work with version control a plus
- ✓Experience using Microsoft Visual Studio a plus
- ✓Experience with mappView or other widget-based GUI design software a plus
Work Environment
Office / Manufacturing environment. Employee may be occasionally exposed to moving equipment,
mechanical parts in motion, risk of shock and other hazards associated with a manufacturing environment
such as overhead cranes, welding, machining, painting etc.
Travel / Customer Support. Employee will occasionally provide customer support and guidance remotely
or onsite. Aside from technical capability, the employee must have interpersonal skills commensurate with
expectations for a field service technician who also promotes product sales and further services.
Ideal candidate will be enthusiastic to participate in development of an entirely new control platform to
be standardized on all product lines. Will participate in development of scalable controls platform with
best practices related to deployment, archiving, and version control/ bug fixes. Candidate should be able
to quickly adapt to new programming languages and platforms and be self-motivated to continually
improve their professional skillset.
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Description
Technical
- •Design, develop, and document control and HMI software for blow molding equipment, using advanced concepts and design practices.
- •Leads and participates in control system development for new product offerings and control retrofits.
- •Provides startup & debug assistance.
- •Guide technical activities and develop technical skills within the engineering discipline to ensure operational and customer needs are satisfied
- •Analyze customer specifications to ensure clarity of
Financial
- •Ensure realistic schedules are developed and successfully executed to approved timelines, scope, and quality constraints
- •Provide estimates for timing and cost in support of development activities and other project related initiatives
- •Identify, track, and drive continuous improvement with KPI’s for the department
Personnel
- •Directs software engineers in the design and startup of controls projects, including PLC programs, HMI programs, Motion programs and Network communications and may personally perform such duties
- •Assist in coaching employees and provide feedback with respect to outlined goals and procedures
- •Assist in conducting Performance Reviews
- •Assist in directing development, and training of personnel
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or