Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Daifuku is a U.S.-based provider of intelligent material handling systems and intralogistics solutions. The Aftermarket Controls Engineer leads the controls engineering function for existing customer systems, managing a team while providing hands-on technical leadership for modernization, upgrade, retrofit, enhancement, commissioning, and continuous improvement projects.
Responsibilities
- Leads the Aftermarket Controls Engineering function responsible for designing, modifying, commissioning, and supporting control systems and power distribution systems for existing customer material handling solutions
- Manages a team of controls engineers while directly contributing technical leadership on complex aftermarket modernization, upgrade, retrofit, and enhancement projects
- Responsible for departmental staffing, resource planning, engineering quality, project execution, technical standards, and employee development
- Partners closely with Aftermarket Sales, Applications Engineering, Software Engineering, Project Management, Field Services, and customers to deliver innovative controls solutions that maximize customer investment and operational performance
- Provides strategic leadership while maintaining hands-on technical involvement in project design, execution, commissioning support, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Manage a team of controls engineers, including recruiting, onboarding, training, mentoring, coaching, performance management, and career development
- Assign engineering resources based on project priorities, workload, skills, and customer commitments
- Develop departmental objectives, staffing plans, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Monitor engineering productivity, quality, and project performance metrics
- Conduct regular design reviews, process audits, and quality assurance checks
- Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus
- Support succession planning and professional development of team members
Skills
- * Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- * Minimum 8 years of controls engineering experience in industrial automation, material handling, or related industries
- * Experience leading customer-facing engineering projects
- * Must be able to speak, read and understand the English language
- * Strong knowledge of industrial automation and control systems
- * Proficient in AutoCAD electrical design and documentation
- * Experience with Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, and Omron PLC platforms
- * Experience with HMI, SCADA, and industrial communication networks
- * Familiarity with QNX operating systems and material handling software architectures
- * Knowledge of electrical power distribution systems and industrial control panel design
- * Strong troubleshooting and commissioning capabilities
- * Experience with material handling systems, ASRS systems, conveyor systems, and warehouse automation preferred
- * Experience developing and mentoring technical teams preferred
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k) with match
- Pet insurance
- FSA/HSA
- Employee Assistance Program
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