Principal Controls Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering

What you'll do

• Provide technical leadership to engineers, suppliers, and system integrators to ensure automation solutions meet safety and quality requirements.
• Design, develop, and support control systems for manufacturing equipment, automated assembly, and material handling systems.
• Integrate and optimize PLCs, HMIs, robotics, motion control, machine vision, and industrial networks.
• Develop control architectures and technical requirements to support new equipment and manufacturing process improvements.
• Troubleshoot complex automation issues and perform root cause analysis to improve equipment reliability and performance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to support equipment qualification, new product introduction, and manufacturing scale-up.
• Implement data collection solutions to improve equipment uptime and operational efficiency.
• Ensure all control systems and processes comply with applicable quality, safety, and regulatory requirements.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree with 7 years experience, Master's with 5 years, or PhD with 3 years are required.
• Experience programming and troubleshooting Allen Bradley PLCs, HMIs, and vision systems (Cognex and Keyence) is required.
• Experience supporting automated manufacturing equipment using robotics, motion control, or machine vision is preferred.
• Experience in regulated environments like medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotechnology is preferred.
• Experience leading automation projects from concept to implementation is preferred.
• Experience performing root cause investigations for complex equipment issues is preferred.
• Experience working with system integrators, suppliers, or contract manufacturers is preferred.
• Work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.