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Lead Controls and Automation Engineer

MRG Technical

Lead Controls and Automation Engineer

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Contract type:

Permanent

Location:

Mt Clemens, MI, USA

Work mode:

Onsite

Published on:

3 October 2026

What they need


Lead Controls Engineer

Mount Clemens, MI

Up to $50/hr + Realistic OTE $155-165K + Very Competitive Benefits Package

Are you an experienced Controls or Automation Engineer looking to step into a lead role where you will have the chance to shape the controls team and make the role your own?

Are you looking for a technically challenging position where you can combine your controls expertise with leadership responsibility and play a key role in delivering complex automated equipment?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly successful and growing engineering business that designs and delivers technically advanced automation solutions for major customers.

You’ll take a leading role within the controls function, supporting projects through build and testing while coordinating technical teams, solving engineering problems and helping improve the way projects are delivered.

In this role, you will:

  • Take a lead role in the electrical and controls side of complex automation projects.
  • Coordinate technical personnel and work closely with engineering and project teams.
  • Review electrical designs, drawings and controls hardware to ensure projects are delivered correctly and on schedule.
  • Troubleshoot controls and electrical issues throughout the build and testing process.
  • Help develop processes, improve standards and influence how the controls function grows.
  • Up to $50/hr + Overtime ( Realistic OTE $155-165K)
    • excellent benefits + 401(k) + progression opportunities.

To be considered, you must:

  • Have 5+ years of controls, automation or electrical engineering experience.
  • Have experience with PLCs, HMIs, motion control and automated machinery.
  • Be confident reading and troubleshooting electrical and pneumatic schematics.
  • Have experience leading or coordinating engineers, electricians or other technical personnel.
  • Be comfortable taking ownership of technically challenging automation projects.

If you’re an experienced Controls or Automation professional looking for a leadership opportunity where you can make the position your own and influence how the team develops, please click Apply or send your resume to [email protected] .

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