Sr Engineer, Control Systems Engineer - Bedford, MA, United States
$89,500 - $122,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 September 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on Rockwell Automation, Ignition, and Critical Manufacturing MES platforms.
About the role
This Senior Engineer, Control Systems Engineer role provides technical leadership for advanced automation systems supporting global manufacturing operations. The role drives the design, implementation, and optimization of OT hardware, instrumentation, control networks, and cybersecurity solutions while advancing process technology, automation standards, and strategic initiatives across global sites, with opportunities to develop expertise in Rockwell Automation, Ignition, and MES platforms (Critical Manufacturing).
What you'll do
- Drive a Safety First culture by conducting behavioral and safety assessments and implementing equipment, automation, and process improvements to mitigate risk.
- Lead & Support projects to expand manufacturing capacity, transition products to high volume manufacturing, New Product Introductions and continuous improvement opportunities for existing processes and manufacturing sites.
- Drive implementation of connected manufacturing solutions including IIoT platforms, edge computing, industrial data infrastructure, historian systems, MES, AI/ML applications and vision systems in alignment with Industry 4.0 vision and Divisional standards.
- Lead specifications, evaluation, and deployment of Automation hardware and software solutions, ensuring alignment with Divisional standards, cybersecurity requirements, and manufacturing objectives.
- Write, debug, and optimize PLC logic, and HMI/SCADA interfaces, including simulation testing of new automation programs and user acceptance testing.
- Provide leadership and expertise in global automation strategy, standards, and technology advancement, and collaborate with global teams to standardize architecture and engineering practices across sites.
What you'll need
- B.S. Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical).
- Minimum 5 years of experience in industrial automation and controls engineering within a manufacturing environment.
- Experience managing capital and automation projects, including scope, schedule, budget, stakeholder communication and outage planning.
- Expert-level proficiency in PLC programming, HMI/SCADA systems, Variable Frequency Drives and motion control.
- Experience with industrial communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP).
- Knowledge of or experience with AC/DC power distribution, control/pneumatic; cabinet designs and layouts, to include electrical schematics.
Nice to have
- Rockwell suite of applications (Studio5000/FTLinx/PlantPAX).
- IEC61131-3 Experience with LD, FBD, SFC and ST.
- Ignition SCADA - (Python, REST APIs, MQTT & OPC-UA) design and Implementation.
- Critical Manufacturing (MES) - Manufacturing Execution System integration and configuration.
- Industrial Automation Networking - Experience configuring Stratix/Cisco switches.
- Knowledge of International Standards ISA88 (batch)/ ISA99 (cyber) / ISA95 (enterprise IACS).
- SQL Database experience (Stored Procedure generation), ODBC connections and transactional Data.
- Experience with and exposure to virtualization technologies and associated implementation techniques.
- Experience with and exposure to Microsoft Defender Antivirus and Application Whitelisting techniques.
- Experience and exposure to Cyber Risk based security solutions (Tenable) and OT remediation action plans.
Skills: advanced automation systems, global manufacturing operations, PLC logic, HMI/SCADA, Industrial Automation Networking
This role has been open 46 days — below the 53-day median for Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering roles.
Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
2514
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Median days open
53 d
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Median salary
$97k
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| Metric | Entegris | All employers we track in this specialty (2514 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 225 | 2514 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 380 | 9877 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 38 d | 53 d (−15 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $97k |
Skills observed across this category: advanced automation systems, global manufacturing operations, PLC logic, HMI/SCADA, Industrial Automation Networking
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 396 open roles · median 79 d
- Applied Materials · 252 open roles · median 39 d
- Entegris (this employer) · 225 open roles · median 38 d
- Lam Research · 108 open roles · median 60 d
- Infineon Technologies · 90 open roles · median 58 d
- STMicroelectronics · 69 open roles · median 54 d
How we counted: 2514 open Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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.