Control Systems Engineer

Honeywell

. Direct control-systems scope from concept and front-end design through engineering, procurement, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and handover .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeRosemont • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $108,000 - $134,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in control systems engineering, including project management, integration testing, and compliance with functional safety standards. Proficient in interpreting technical documentation and managing multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex automation projects.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Control System ArchitectureProcess ControlIndustrial NetworksFunctional Safety StandardsProject Management

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Hard Skills

Experion PKSPLCSISSCADAHMIF&GAlarm ManagementField InstrumentationCommissioningStartup Activities

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationInfluencing Without AuthorityPrioritizationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft OfficeProject Collaboration ToolsEngineering Document-Management Systems

Industry Keywords

P&IDsControl NarrativesCause-and-Effect DiagramsLogic DiagramsNetwork ArchitecturesVendor DocumentationQuality-Plan RequirementsInstallationLoop ChecksIntegration Testing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Direct control-systems scope from concept and front-end design through engineering, procurement, FAT, SAT, commissioning, and handover
Define interfaces, deliverables, priorities, schedules, and ownership across customers, project teams, licensors, contractors, and vendors
Lead reviews and resolve technical queries, risks, changes, dependencies, action items, punch lists, and acceptance issues
Manage I/O lists, sizing, cabinets, marshalling, controller loading, redundancy, power, grounding, and interface registers
Review P&IDs, narratives, cause-and-effect and logic diagrams, specifications, drawings, HMI graphics, trends, historian requirements, and human-factors compliance
Lead alarm philosophy and rationalization, including priorities, shelving, suppression, testing, and performance monitoring
Coordinate fired-heater burner management system permissives, purge, ignition, flame monitoring, trips, shutdown logic, testing, and package interfaces
Oversee industrial networks, segmentation, redundancy, time synchronization, remote access, and fieldbus design, loading, power, addressing, diagnostics, and commissioning
Integrate plant communications, PA/Ga, radio, CCTV, access control, telephone, and data infrastructure
Define third-party vendor-skid requirements for PLC/HMI, I/O, communications, shutdowns, data exchange, alarms, and testing
Review third-party vendor designs and test procedures and coordinate subsystem integration
Apply project standards, specifications, and quality-plan requirements; support estimates, resource planning, technical evaluations, change control, and schedule recovery
Coordinate installation, loop checks, integration testing, commissioning, startup, training, turnover, backups, as-built documentation, lessons learned, and standardization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation, Control Systems, Electrical, Electronic, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline
Minimum 5 years of experience in process control, automation, safety systems, industrial networks, and related industrial control technologies, including Experion PKS, PLC, SIS, SCADA, HMI, F&G, and packaged control systems
Minimum 5 years of experience with control system architecture, field instrumentation and I/O, industrial communications/networks, alarm management, functional safety deliverables, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and startup activities
Demonstrated ability to coordinate and execute projects across multiple engineering disciplines, project phases, customers, vendors, and stakeholders
Working knowledge of applicable industry codes, functional safety standards, and engineering practices
Ability to interpret P&IDs, control narratives, cause-and-effect diagrams, logic diagrams, network architectures, and vendor documentation
Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively in a team environment
Ability to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally
Ability to communicate technical issues, decisions, risks, and status clearly to customers and project leadership
Ability to influence multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and stakeholders without direct authority
Experience with Microsoft Office, project collaboration tools, and engineering document-management systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
401(k) match
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Educational Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave
12 Paid Holidays