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Sr Controls Engineer (BoilersEnergy)

Aquesst


Job Location:

Trenton, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 150000 - 170000
Posted: 14 August 2026 (5 days ago)
Application Deadline: 15 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Control Systems Engineer
Remote in the US - Direct Hire


Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering teams during system installation startup and commissioning activities
  • Analyze process control documentation including P&IDs electrical schematics and wiring drawings and identify discrepancies between design intent and field conditions
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for PLC programming HMI development and industrial automation solutions
  • Support ongoing compliance with organizational quality standards and quality management processes
  • Develop strategies for modernizing and transitioning legacy automation and control platforms to current technologies
  • Independently engineer sophisticated process control and automation systems for complex industrial applications
  • Define and recommend instrumentation control devices and associated hardware requirements
  • Evaluate technical solutions to optimize performance reliability and project cost effectiveness
  • Lead the architecture and design of industrial IT environments including networking computing infrastructure and system integration components
  • Design advanced operator interface solutions that enhance system usability and operational visibility
  • Prepare and maintain detailed engineering deliverables technical reports design packages and project documentation

Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Computer Science or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered
  • Typically requires 10 or more years of experience in automation controls engineering or a related technical field
  • Minimum of 3 years performing at a senior project engineering level within control systems integration or a comparable role
  • Advanced knowledge of interpreting process control drawings instrumentation diagrams and electrical schematics
  • Extensive experience with PLC platforms HMI applications and industrial automation technologies
  • Strong understanding of control system migration projects and lifecycle modernization initiatives
  • Proven ability to engineer and implement complex control system solutions with minimal oversight
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing sophisticated operator interface and visualization systems
  • Strong technical writing skills with the ability to create comprehensive engineering and design documentation
Compensation: $150000 - $170000

Required Experience:

Senior IC


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aquesst is an Atlanta based firm that specializes in identifying Information Technology talent for small, medium and fortune 500 companies on a contract, contract to hire, direct hire and project basis.

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