Controls Engineer - Process Technology
Zeeco · Tulsa, OK
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Controls
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 27 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level controls role at Zeeco (industrial) in Tulsa, OK.
- They ask for
- 7+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Controls Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $99k–$141k.
Median of the low and high ends of 336 live postings that list pay, out of 957 controls engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Oklahoma plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 956 other live controls postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $98k–$140k, from 330 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Automation 73%
- ✓ PLC 69%
- Robotics 41%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 25%
- Root cause 24%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Zeeco in Tulsa
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Full description from ZeecoAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Job Duties
Review of project engineering and sales packages to determine the scope of equipment Zeeco is to supply to our customer.
Reading the customer specifications and implementing those specifications as they apply to the "AS SOLD" equipment.
Development of P&ID drawings in coordination with the project, sales and process engineers to meet the Zeeco "AS SOLD" package and customer specification requirements.
Development of control panel BOM's that include control enclosures, pilot lights, push-buttons, selector switches, relays, timers, trip alarms, purge systems and PLC's.
Develop ISA data sheets for temperature, level, flow, and pressure transmitters along with ISA data sheets for control valves, positioners, analytical, and various other types of instrumentation.
Develop drawings for control panels, power distribution, junction boxes, and aviation warning light systems. Included drawings are general arrangement, internal layout, schematics and interconnection and wire diagrams.
Develop control narratives, cause and effect diagrams, and logic diagrams in ISA format for complex logic devices such as PLC's and DCS systems.
Prepare cable BOM's, routing plans and schedules.
Perform inspection and test of equipment prior to shipment form Zeeco's fabrication facility. Inspections and test may be performed with the customer present.
Occasional travel to assist the Zeeco sales group or assist the customer with commissioning of the Zeeco supplied control system. Travel includes domestic as well as overseas destinations.
Qualifications
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Instrumentation Technology with preference for controls engineering.
5-7 years of industry experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
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Job Description
The Controls Engineer position will be based out of Zeeco's Broken Arrow office within the Process Technology Division. This position will be responsible for providing controls and instrumentation expertise for a variety of product related inquiries.