Barry-Wehmiller

Controls Engineer II

Barry-Wehmiller
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $115,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing automation solutions for capital projects and manufacturing operations, with a strong focus on PLC and SCADA systems. Proficient in project management, technical communication, and troubleshooting in high-intensity manufacturing environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Controls Engineering ExperiencePLC ProgrammingSCADA System DesignAutomation Control System DevelopmentProject Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Develop and implement automation solutions supporting capital projects and manufacturing operations
  • Collaborate with clients, vendors, project stakeholders, and Control System Integration Practice teams
  • Design, configure, test, commission, and start up integrated control systems
  • Develop automation solutions through design specifications, software configuration, testing, commissioning, and start-up activities
  • Design automation control systems and create project documentation and drawings meeting client requirements
  • Program PLCs and HMI/SCADA systems
  • Configure software and hardware packages according to client design specifications
  • Diagnose automation problems and support troubleshooting in high-intensity manufacturing environments
  • Communicate project progress, risks, and technical updates to stakeholders
  • Manage engineering project deliverables to agreed schedule, scope, and client expectations
  • Coordinate site construction, installation, and start-up support for integrated control systems
  • Validate and commission facility systems using established execution protocols
  • Support system turnover to customers through documentation, testing, and technical communication
  • Travel heavily to client sites

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 3+ years of direct controls engineering experience with automated processes or system integration in food, beverage, consumer health product, or other industrial manufacturing environments
  • Experience creating and designing automation control systems, including PLC and SCADA systems
  • Working knowledge of industrial control panel design and fabrication, instrumentation and controls, and engineering documentation such as P&IDs and process flow diagrams
  • Experience with field instrumentation, control system installation, and configuration
  • Ability to travel for project requirements, including installation and start-up activities, client and company meetings, trainings, seminars, forums, and conventions
  • Familiarity with machine safety applications, electrical power distribution, and control panel design
  • Experience generating reports and conducting group presentations for technical audiences
  • Ability to work in or reside in Portland, Oregon or Boise, Idaho
  • This organization uses E-Verify
  • Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening, including drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments

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Hard Skills
Automation Solutions DevelopmentControl System ConfigurationTesting and CommissioningIndustrial Control Panel DesignField InstrumentationEngineering DocumentationTroubleshooting Automation ProblemsSoftware ConfigurationProject Documentation CreationMachine Safety Applications
Soft Skills
CommunicationCollaborationPresentation SkillsClient InteractionProblem-Solving
Industry Keywords
Manufacturing OperationsFood IndustryBeverage IndustryConsumer Health ProductsIndustrial ManufacturingE-VerifyPre-Employment Screening