Controls Project Engineer

Description

The company builds intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology for major manufacturers worldwide, and the controls engineering teams solve practical problems that have no standard answer.

The company has more than 2,000 people across more than 20 facilities worldwide and is part of the company Group.

Projects here give varied experience that builds both individual and team skills and leads to new solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design controls software packages using Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and/or Human/Machine Interfaces (HMI).
• Review customer specifications and confirm the equipment meets them.
• Commission and start up equipment, confirming it operates as the approved specification requires.
• Program robotic and/or controls equipment to customer specifications.
• Carry out preventative maintenance at the customer's request to keep downtime low and machines running well.
• Check your own designs and those of other engineers for correct functionality.
• Complete required service documentation for every task you perform, on time.
• Train end users and give technical support at the customer's facility.
• Help keep products and services at the industry benchmark.
• Follow safe work practices at company sites and customer premises.
• The list of duties is broad and serves as a guide to the work.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, or a technical diploma with three years of college-level study, or related experience or equivalent. A Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Intermediate knowledge of electrical circuits, electrical panel design, pneumatic and hydraulic design, PLCs, HMIs, robot programming, variable frequency drives (VFDs), servo applications, and device networks (DNET, ENET, and Profibus).
• 8+ years of experience, including 2+ years leading technical projects.
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• You can work professionally with customers and keep a positive relationship, including in difficult or high-pressure situations.
• Experience with the company or in the automation industry is strongly preferred.
• Travel of up to 25% to customer sites and other company locations, domestic and international.

Conditions

Full-time, on-site role in Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America. This role is not remote.

Requisition ID R0146095, posted 2026-10-07, under Engineering & Science.

Employer is WRIGHT INDUSTRIES, LLC.

Equal opportunity employer: applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, minority or protected veteran status, or disability.

Benefits

• Competitive wages, medical benefits from your first day, and paid parental leave.
• Work on unique, custom automation projects.
• A collaborative, engineering-driven environment.
• Opportunities for career growth and skill development.
• A role where craftsmanship and quality matter.