Top Controls Engineer Jobs in Denver & Boulder, CO

Design, build, and commission automated manufacturing systems end-to-end. Define control architectures, program PLCs/HMIs/robots, perform virtual and onsite commissioning, integrate equipment, lead testing and acceptance, produce controls documentation, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to deliver scalable production systems.

Lead automation projects across design, engineering, implementation, commissioning and lifecycle support. Serve as technical authority for control systems (DCS), provide cybersecurity and operational support, collaborate with sites and vendors, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and travel for commissioning as needed.

Design, program, commission, and support industrial control systems (PLC/RTU/DCS/SCADA). Perform instrumentation, electrical troubleshooting, control panel design, graphics and technical documentation, and field commissioning across diverse industries. Collaborate cross-functionally and manage projects while developing expertise in multiple automation platforms and protocols.

The Applications Engineer installs and integrates AI vision systems on production lines, troubleshoots issues, and provides customer support in manufacturing environments.

As a Controls Engineer II, you will design and commission electrical controls, oversee field installations, and ensure quality and safety compliance while effectively communicating with project stakeholders and customers.

Design and modify machinery components, program control systems, rapidly prototype new machines, and collaborate on R&D projects to create and commission automation solutions.

Design, program, and deploy PLC/HMI/SCADA control systems for automated material handling. Configure industrial networks, integrate field devices, lead FAT/SAT commissioning, troubleshoot live production, support upgrades/retrofits, and collaborate with mechanical, software, and operations teams.

The Controls Engineer will support the deployment of Battery Energy Storage Systems, collaborating with teams on design, implementation, and maintenance, while troubleshooting control systems and overseeing project documentation.

The Senior Controls Engineer designs controls for behind-the-meter generation solutions, integrates systems, defines standards, and ensures reliability and cybersecurity.

Develop, program, and commission PLC control logic and HMI/GUIs for semiconductor ALD production equipment. Configure industrial communications, safety logic (HAZOP), servers/OPC-UA/Historians, and support field commissioning and remote troubleshooting. Produce control documentation, technical writing, and participate in cross-functional design reviews.

Lead complex Instrumentation and Controls projects, oversee engineering tasks, mentor junior staff, and ensure quality assurance.

The Controls Engineer is responsible for commissioning controls for conveyor and sortation systems, writing and implementing machine code, and ensuring all project aspects are completed and documented.

Lead design, analysis, integration, test, and on-orbit support of guidance, navigation, and control systems for space programs. Define and refine GN&C requirements, produce engineering analyses and documentation, support proposals and concept trades, develop and test hardware/software, present technical results, and collaborate across teams from concept through flight.

Lead GN&C team to design, analyze, develop, test, and support guidance, navigation, and control systems from concept through flight. Produce requirements, budgets, analyses, system documentation, support integration & test, proposals, and on-orbit technical support while presenting results to stakeholders.

Provide front-line escalation support and performance engineering for PLC/SCADA/HMI systems in a 24/7 automated warehouse. Troubleshoot hardware and software faults, safely modify PLC code, analyze operational KPIs with Grafana/Looker and LLMs, lead root-cause analysis, mentor engineers, manage change control and documentation, and drive data-driven system optimizations to improve throughput and reliability.

Develop robotics software for laboratory automation systems, focusing on precise motion control, liquid handling, sample transport, real-time perception, sensor fusion, computer vision, and calibration. Optimize embedded and real-time performance, conduct hardware-in-the-loop testing, and implement CI/CD validation. Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, firmware, and AI teams to deliver safe, reliable autonomous instrument behaviors from concept through verification.

The Sr. Controls Engineer designs, programs, and tests automated sortation systems, leads projects, troubleshoots controls issues, and mentors junior engineers.

The Controls Engineer will commission controls for conveyor and sortation systems, implement PLC and HMI programs, review designs, and provide engineering support during project phases.

Design, analyze, and lead instrumentation and control systems for water/wastewater, power, and industrial facilities. Develop specifications, drawings, I/O lists, and logic diagrams for PLCs and DCS, support procurement, bid evaluation, construction, installation, and commissioning, and coordinate with clients and multi-disciplinary teams while maintaining project documentation and QA/QC standards.

Design, develop, and commission industrial automation and controls systems from concept through commissioning. Create control architectures, PLC/HMI programs, offline simulations, safety designs, documentation, and lead factory/site acceptance and integration activities with panel fabricators and field teams.

The Controls Engineer will commission controls for conveyor and sortation systems, implement PLC and HMI programs, and collaborate with team members and clients.

The Controls Engineer will commission controls for conveyor and sortation systems, implement PLC and HMI programs, and collaborate on project execution.

Design, build, and maintain electrical, instrumentation, and control systems for chemical iron-production processes. Lead PLC/HMI/SCADA architecture, panel design, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting. Drive integration, optimization, safety analyses (FMEA/HAZOP), documentation, and project leadership for pilot-to-commercial scale systems.

Design, develop, verify, and deliver flight control laws (CLaws) and related assessment tools for FBW aircraft using MATLAB/Simulink and C++. Support autopilot/navigation design, V&V to DO-178B and ARP4754, pilot‑in‑the‑loop evaluation, failure analysis, and integration with test rigs and supplier hardware.

Lead design, development, and optimization of guidance, navigation, and control systems for Group 1-4 UAS. Architect flight control software, develop Matlab/Simulink models, run SWIL/HWIL simulations, perform stability and controls analysis, mentor junior engineers, drive cross-disciplinary collaboration, and lead flight test R&D from concept to deployment.