Senior Engineer, Control Systems - Austin, TX, United States
$89,500 - $124,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 7 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves improving the performance of manufacturing systems and contributing to the direction of the Controls Engineering department.
What you'll do
- Drive a "Safety First" culture through inspections and risk solutions.
- Provide hands-on troubleshooting of manufacturing issues and mentor factory personnel.
- Lead projects for manufacturing capacity expansion, high volume manufacturing transitions, or continuous improvements.
- Program and troubleshoot Allen Bradley & Omron PLCs and HMIs.
- Conduct design reviews for new equipment and modifications, and create/red line electrical schematics and P&ID drawings.
- Develop strategies and programs to improve manufacturing floor productivity and efficiency through automation.
What you'll need
- Electrical Engineering or applicable degree.
- Chemical manufacturing or semiconductor controls experience.
- Experience with PLC/HMI programming on Allen Bradley and Omron.
- Experience with Allen Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix, SLC-500, PowerFlexVFD, PanelView HMI, and Stratix switches.
- Experience with Omron CJ series PLC, Omron NS and NT series HMIs.
- Experience with Allen Bradley RSView32, Panelbuilder32, FactoryTalk View, RSLogix, and RSLInx programming packages.
- Experience with Omron CX-One and NT series support tool software packages.
- Networking experience with Ethernet, RS-232, and RS-485 communications.
- Experience with SCADA systems and OPC servers.
- Visual Basic programming experience.
- Knowledge or experience with AC/DC power distribution, control/pneumatic, cabinet designs and layouts, and electrical schematics.
- Familiarity with Pressure, Vacuum, Temperature, Level, Flow and Weight Instrumentation.
- Ability to use a multimeter to troubleshoot AC/DC circuits.
Nice to have
- Experience with Chemical Synthesis and Distillation.
- Function Block (FB) and Sequential Function Chart (SFC) programming experience.
- Allen Bradley PlantPAX programming experience.
- Allen Bradley LBSM programming experience.
Skills: controls engineer, PLC, HMI, Allen Bradley, Omron, manufacturing control systems
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 53-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3718
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$126k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Entegris | All employers we track in this specialty (3718 roles · 82 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 66 | 3718 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 409 | 9729 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 32 d | 53 d (−21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $126k |
Skills observed across this category: controls engineer, PLC, HMI, Allen Bradley, Omron, manufacturing control systems
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 613 open roles · median 52 d
- Lam Research · 545 open roles · median 43 d
- Micron Technology · 269 open roles · median 44 d
- KLA Corporation · 254 open roles · median 66 d
- ASML · 198 open roles · median 64 d
- ASM International · 157 open roles · median 78 d
How we counted: 3718 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 82 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.