Lead and develop a controls engineering team while overseeing project staffing, technical quality, standards, estimating, and delivery. Manage controls projects from design and programming through testing, commissioning, and turnover across multiple industrial sectors. Review specifications, control logic, designs, and FAT/SAT plans; support recruiting and performance management; partner with Sales and Project Management; resolve technical escalations; and remain hands-on with PLC, SCADA, RTU, DCS, and related automation technologies.
As the Controls Engineering Manager at Atlas OT, you will lead our controls engineering team and own the quality, capacity and growth of the engineering work we deliver across energy, manufacturing, food and beverage, water/wastewater, oil and gas, renewables, and more. You will manage the people while staying close to the technology, including RTU, PLC, flow computer, SCADA, and DCS systems, from design and programming through FAT, commissioning and turnover.
This is a hands-on leadership role for an engineer who has grown into managing people and still understands the work. You will coach and develop engineers, keep projects staffed and on track, set and enforce technical standards, and work with Sales and Project Management to scope and estimate new opportunities. This is an in-office role based at our Centennial, CO office.
Duties
- Lead, coach and develop a team of controls engineers from Associate through Senior level, including goal setting, performance feedback and career development
- Support recruiting, interviewing and onboarding as the team grows
- Assign engineers to projects, manage utilization and plan capacity across active and upcoming work
- Oversee technical quality by reviewing and approving functional specifications, programming logic, designs and FAT/SAT plans
- Develop, maintain and enforce internal programming standards and code libraries (IEC 61131-3)
- Partner with Sales and Project Management to scope work and estimate project hours and bills of materials (BOMs)
- Serve as the technical escalation point for the team and for customers on high-visibility projects
- Oversee delivery of controls scope across design, programming, testing, commissioning and turnover, keeping schedule, budget and quality on target
- Stay hands-on, contributing technically on complex or critical projects as needed
- Uphold safety, quality assurance and compliance with industry and company standards (UL, NEC, ISA, IEC)
- Work with leadership on the engineering roadmap, tools and processes as the company scales
About Atlas OT
Who We Are:
The Best. Atlas OT provides premium services and products to help our customers run their operations at peak performance. We hire and recruit top notch talent so you are surrounded by people that are driven, intelligent, and enjoyable. If you are among the best in your organization, you'll love our depth of talent to complement your skills and work ethic.
What We Do:
We automate the things that make lots of things. Automation and Controls for all your Operational Technology needs. RTU, PLC, Flow Computer, SCADA and DCS system design, procurement, programming and support. Electrical, Instrumentation, Controls Engineering and procurement. Control Panel and VFD Panel Design, Procurement, Fabrication and testing with full service programming and integrated Factory Acceptance Testing. Managed SCADA hosting and services. Working with all major brands, Rockwell, Siemens, Opto22, Red Lion, Schneider and more. Supporting all industries including energy, manufacturing, food and beverage, water wastewater, building automation, oil and gas, renewable, pharmaceuticals and more.
Requirements
Skills Mastery
- Hands-on expertise in PLC, HMI and SCADA programming (IEC 61131-3) across multiple platforms (e.g., Rockwell, Siemens, Schneider, Ignition, Phoenix Contact)
- Working knowledge of RTU, flow computer and DCS systems, and of industrial networking and OT security (IEC 62443)
- Ability to read and review control narratives, P&IDs, electrical drawings and control panel designs
- Strong knowledge of UL, NEC, ISA and IEC standards
- Experience estimating engineering hours and BOMs and scoping project work
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical issues to engineers, customers and non-technical stakeholders
- Comfortable in an entrepreneurial, fast-growing environment; startup or small company experience preferred
Work Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering required; PE license, ISA CAP or PMP preferred
- 8+ years of controls or automation engineering experience, ideally in a systems integrator or EPC environment
- 3+ years leading engineers or technical teams, including performance management, resource planning and mentoring
- Experience delivering projects through FAT/SAT and commissioning
- Valid driver's license and willingness to travel as needed
- Drug-free workplace compliance required
- Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
Benefits
Atlas OT employees are the best, and as such get the best benefits. Our total compensation plan provides pay above average for our industry as validated by independent third parties. We also provide many opportunities for bonus compensation for those willing to put in extra hours, refer friends and new clients.
- Company sponsored training and certifications
- PPE Reimbursement Program
- $50/month Cell Phone Reimbursement
- Paid Time off for all Federal Holidays (11 total)
- 120 hours / year of accrued Paid Time Off (inclusive of 10 Vacation and 5 sick days)
- Merit Based Rewards and Bonuses such as Quarterly Bonus, Employee recognition and New Employee Referral Bonus
- Pick your tax advantage bonus - elect to get tax-free contributions to education expenses such as tuition assistance, dependent care, and retirement
- Large group medical, vision and dental coverage with 75% of employee premium and 50% of employee + dependent premium (if eligible) covered by Atlas OT
- For HSA eligible plans, employer HSA contribution equal to employee contribution up to federally allowable limits
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer contributions matching employee contributions up to 5% or federally allowable limits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Perks Program
- Voluntary Employee Programs, including Pet Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident Plan, Legal Shield and ID Shield
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
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