Controls Engineer Associate (On-site)

ATS - Industrial Maintenance
Pontiac, IL

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

· Tests and modifies existing control systems

· Reviews, revises, and improves existing procedures and documents

· Analyzes data and reports results to management and staff

· Collaborates with design engineers, operation engineers, purchasers, and other internal staff

· Provides technical/troubleshooting support for both mechanical and electrical issues

· Understands and ensures compliance with health, safety, and quality regulations

· Provides training and consulting support for new employees, technical staff, and customers

· Develops new business proposals

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), & Competencies:

Essential KSAs:

· Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a four-year college or university

· Ability to write technical documents and business proposals

· Knowledge of Advanced Process Control (APC), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

· Basic communication and interpersonal skills

· Must have the ability to work successfully with computers and software, including specific experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, software related to Ladder Logic, Step 7, ASI Gateway

Desirable KSAs:

· 2 years of related experience

· Team player, organized, self-motivated, and able to prioritize

· Outstanding people and communication skills for interaction with other team members, customers, and management.

Competencies:

· Personal Discipline

· Communications

· Customer Focus

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, ascend/descend, or balance to heights that may require a ladder or lift; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to use close vision and color vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically performed in a factory environment and is usually very loud. In the factory environment, the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery factory floors.

ATS believes in fair and equitable pay. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. We also offer market-leading benefit programs, including Medical, Dental, and Vision plans, PTO, 401 (k) retirement plans with employer matching, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Pay Range:

*$80,697.47 —$103,204.94 * USD

ATS is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment to all applicants and employees without regard to age, color, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or other legally protected status. Review the privacy policy here.

ATS se compromete a brindar igualdad de oportunidades de empleo en todos los aspectos del empleo a todos los solicitantes y empleados, independientemente de su edad, color, raza, religión, sexo (incluido el embarazo, identidad de género y orientación sexual), origen nacional, discapacidad, estatus de veterano, información genética u otro estatus legalmente protegido. Revisión de la política de privacidad aquí here.

You should be proficient in:

  • PLC Troubleshooting Skills
  • Electrical Schematics
  • Single and Three Phase Power
  • 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems
  • Industrial Robot Programming
  • Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
  • PLC Programming Experience
  • Programming Machine Vision Systems
  • Electrical Schematic Reading
  • Access Control Systems

Machines & technologies you'll use:

  • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Fanuc, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Omron)
  • Vision System (Omron)
Posted 2026-08-05

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