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Senior Controls Engineer

Re:Build Manufacturing · Merrimack, NH

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Level
Senior
Team
Controls
Degree
Required
Industry
Industrial
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A senior controls role at Re:Build Manufacturing (industrial) in Merrimack, NH. A leader to conducts research, design, plans, tests, and evaluates improvements and enhancements to electro-mechanical products and parts.

They ask for
degree required
Tools it names
PLC, Robotics, Automation, SolidWorks

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

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

Controls Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $97k–$143k.

Median of the low and high ends of 252 live postings that list pay, out of 735 controls engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

New Hampshire plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 734 other live controls postings in the US.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $97k–$141k, from 248 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Automation 74%
  • ✓ PLC 68%
  • ✓ Robotics 42%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 27%
  • Root cause 27%

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

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

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This plant: Re:Build Manufacturing in Merrimack

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responsibilities

with focused assignments

  • ◆Assist in PLC programming on various projects; support efforts developing motion control schemes on various platforms e.g., Servos, Robotics, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Safety Control circuits, Vision Systems, etc...
  • ◆Develop and implement user friendly HMI screens & control logic
  • ◆Organize and plan tasks
  • ◆Participate in client meetings and internal engineering design reviews

What you will bring to the team

  • ◆BS degree in Engineering (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Software, Robotics, or related field) from an accredited college or university.
  • ◆At least five (5) years of experience as a controls engineer, or equivalent, in roles involving control system development for industrial machinery.
  • ◆Strong written and verbal communications, organizational and time management skills.
  • ◆Strong interpersonal skills to work and support a team environment.
  • ◆Applied engineering mathematics, statistics, and business and economic analysis.
  • ◆Use of engineering tools such as Mathcad, ANSYS, or equivalent FEA packages is a plus.
  • ◆Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • ◆Ability to operate a computer and use spreadsheet, database, word processing.
  • ◆Experience user of CAD packages, SolidWorks preferred.
  • ◆Familiarity with motion systems, PLC programming, robots, etc. are beneficial.

The BIG payoff

We are a company who is going to make a difference in the industries and the communities where we operate.

Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company and will share in the financial rewards of the success we achieve together, at all levels of the company!

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate

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About Re:Build

At Re:Build, our mission is to ensure the next generation of important products are made, at scale, in America. We are laying the foundation for a better future for our customers, employees, and communities by revitalizing America's manufacturing base and creating meaningful jobs across the country, including in historically deindustrialized regions.

We operate an advanced, end-to-end manufacturing platform that partners with industrial companies and innovators to take products from first concept to full-scale production in critical verticals including aerospace and defense, electrification, medical, energy and environment, and robotics and automation.

The way we operate is as important as the work we do. It's guided by The Re:Build Way, 16 principles that shape how we collaborate with each other, partner with our customers and vendors, and contribute to the communities where we operate. (link to The Re:Build Way principles )

About Re:Build DAPR Engineering

Re:Build DAPR Engineering, LLC (DAPR) is an engineering design and analysis consulting firm in Nashua, New Hampshire. We work with customers across many industries to develop and deliver turnkey industrial machines to meet their unique requirements. We design and build custom automation solutions, work with OEM’s to develop industrial products, and provide engineering analysis using FEA tools.

Who are we looking for?

A leader to conducts research, design, plans, tests, and evaluates improvements and enhancements to electro-mechanical products and parts. Under limited supervision, performs product development activities including layout, interpretation and implementation of customer specifications and documentation requirements. May provide product line support in design activities and/or modifications. Conducts engineering studies and may assign work to technical staff. Assists in providing Engineering support in resolving manufacturing issues.

What you get to do!

  • •Perform analysis, design, and documentation of systems within a team environment. This individual should be able to transition from a broad-based support role to expanded

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