Product Development - Controls Engineer II
Wynright (Daifuku Intralogistics) · Bolingbrook, IL
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Travel
- 30%
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 27 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Wynright (Daifuku Intralogistics) (industrial) in Bolingbrook, IL. Concept, design, develop and engineer products that add value and are a solution to customers and market needs.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Root cause, PLC, Robotics, Automation, AutoCAD
- Day to day
- about 30% travel
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in Illinois: typical posted base $95k–$126k.
Median of the low and high ends of 26 live postings that list pay, out of 38 controls engineer openings in Illinois, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Illinois plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 37 other live controls postings in Illinois.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $95k–$126k, from 26 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Automation 87%
- ✓ PLC 79%
- ✓ Robotics 50%
- ✓ Root cause 26%
- ✓ AutoCAD 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Wynright (Daifuku Intralogistics) in Bolingbrook
1 other open role at this site.
- Automation Technician · Controls · Technician
Full description from Wynright (Daifuku Intralogistics)As posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions
- ◆Concept, design, develop and engineer products that add value and are a solution to customers and market needs
- ◆Collaborate and review with others on the development team to develop products
- ◆Ensure products developed fit with current and future manufacturing operations
- ◆Ensure products developed meet competitive and market demands for performance and cost
- ◆Specify and develop a sequence of operations of automated equipment
- ◆Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication
- ◆Develop Programmable Logical Control (PLC) programs
- ◆Maintain product develop schedules and cost estimates
- ◆Follow established engineering standards and best practices including software revision control
- ◆Perform prototype development and testing
- ◆Perform on site beta testing to ensure safety, reliability, and other performance metrics are met
- ◆Investigate product issues in the field and determine root cause
- ◆Travel up to 30%
Requirements
- ✓Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
- ✓Minimum of 2 years of related experience
- ✓Experience with sortation and conveyance equipment or robotics design required
- ✓Experience with Allen Bradley control software and tools required
- ✓Knowledge of electrical and safety codes for machine and equipment design including execution of risk assessments required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Requirements
- ✓Knowledge of industrial automation systems, including HMI and SCADA
- ✓Knowledge of controls/controllers and PLCs
- ✓Proficient with AutoCAD Electrical
- ✓Ability to multi-task while maintaining attention to detail and deadlines
- ✓Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- ✓Team-oriented and collaborative
- ✓Creative-thinking and problem-solving skills
- ✓Ability to learn new technologies
- ✓Self-motivated
- ✓Ability to work non-traditional hours
Benefit Information
Many great benefits to include Health/Vision/Dental/401k with match/Pet Insurance
- ✓FSA/HSA
- ✓Employee Assistance Program
EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/VeteransFederal ContractorIf you need assistance applying to an open position online, please email HR-ILUS@daifukuna.com
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Overview
Develops new products for material handling applications including conveyors, sortation, automated storage, order fulfilment, and robotic systems. Includes development of specifications, device layout drawings, control schematics, PLC logic.. May work with support of more senior engineers. Works closely with the overall team to design systems meeting the product requirements. Uses creativity and innovation to design the standard product offering.