Specialist, Process Control Engineer (Installation Trials)
Scout Motors · Blythewood, SC
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Base pay
- $100k–$125k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Scout Motors (automotive) in Blythewood, SC. Define, implement, and maintain process control strategies to ensure stable, repeatable, and compliant production processes across all production phases.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, Control plans, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Tooling
- Base pay
- $100k–$125k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in South Carolina: typical posted base $97k–$125k. This one lists $100k–$125k.
Median of the low and high ends of 6 live postings that list pay, out of 18 controls engineer openings in South Carolina, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
South Carolina plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 17 other live controls postings in South Carolina.
- Base pay
- About 5% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $95k–$120k, from 5 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- PLC 72%
- Automation 72%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 44%
- ✓ Root cause 39%
- Team leadership 33%
- Robotics 28%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Scout Motors in Blythewood
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Full description from Scout MotorsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
— an all-electric powertrain as well as the Harvester™ range extender powertrain which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range.
At Scout Motors, we empower our talented, inclusive, and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee? Someone who is a visionary and a leader, who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.
Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If you're ready to drive change and make history, apply now!
What you’ll do
Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:
- ✓Lead and execute installation trials to validate assembly processes, tooling, and equipment during pre-series (pilot) production and through series production.
- ✓Define, implement, and maintain process control strategies to ensure stable, repeatable, and compliant production processes across all production phases.
- ✓Provide hands-on support to production teams during pre-series builds and maintain ownership of process performance in series production.
- ✓Identify deviations from product design, process standards, or quality
requirements
and implement short- and long-term containment and corrective actions.
- ✓Collaborate closely with battery production, maintenance, quality, and engineering teams to ensure seamless process handover from pilot to series.
- ✓Quickly resolve equipment, tooling, and communication issues to minimize production disruptions and downtime.
- ✓Lead structured problem-solving activities, including root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
- ✓Facilitate regular cross-functional meetings to review installation trial results, open issues, and continuous improvement opportunities.
- ✓Analyze pre-series builds, pilot results, and series production data to identify risks, bottlenecks, and optimization potential.
- ✓Identify and eliminate bottlenecks to improve process flow, ergonomics, throughput, and quality.
- ✓Develop, maintain, and communicate work instructions, process documentation, and control plans aligned with applicable standards and regulations.
- ✓Coordinate and support special build events within the Pilot Hall, including validation builds and rework activities.
- ✓Train, coach, and support production and engineering team members on installation processes and process control methods.
- ✓Take full ownership of assigned topics and ensure transparent reporting, escalation, and alignment with stakeholders.
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Here at Scout Motors, we're carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again.
But Scout is more than just a brand, it’s a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration, caretaking, and hard work.
The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasn’t been around for a while, electrifying it, digitizing it, and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. Respect for both work and play, with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site, a job site, or on a Tuesday commute. And respect for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their
Location & Travel Expectations
- •This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Blythewood, South Carolina.
- •This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events.
- •Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.
What you’ll bring
We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring:
- •4+ years of experience in automotive production, pilot builds, or industrialization with a strong focus on installation processes and process control.
- •A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a comparable technical discipline. A Master’s Degree is a plus. An equivalent amount of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
- •Proven ability to work cross-functionally across production, quality, maintenance, and engineering organizations.
- •Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills with a data-driven mindset.
- •The ability to make sound decisions and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- •High proficiency in DFMEA, PFMEA, control plans, and related quality and industrialization tools.
- •Experience with metrology equipment, measurement systems, and evaluation of measurement reports to ensure product and process quality.
- •Strong communication skills, capable of clearly explaining technical concepts to diverse audiences.
What you'll gain
The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up . This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation . In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:
- •Competitive insurance including:
- •Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
- •401(k) program with:
- •An employer match and immediate vesting
- •Generous Paid Time Off including:
- •20 days planne