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Controls Engineer

3/10/2026

Controls Engineers design, develop, and start up industrial control systems, taking ownership of equipment startup and hands-on troubleshooting at the Terre Haute facility. Responsibilities include writing and refining PLC programs and HMI systems using technical documentation, shaping project scopes, and supporting on-site installation and commissioning.

Salary

80000 - 125000 USD

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
ENTEK sells extruders and engineering services, lead-acid separators and lithium-ion separators on six continents. We design and build our battery separator lines, extruders, and parts with our in-house engineering, machining, and fabrication resources. Combining best-in-class equipment with our pursuit of continuous improvement manufacturing gives our customers the full benefit of over 25 years of experience in these industries. We believe that our success is possible only when we do our utmost to make our customers successful. You will see and feel this commitment from the first day you do business with ENTEK.
About the Role

Description

Join ENTEK today as a Controls Engineer at our Terre Haute, Indiana location!


Summary Description: 

Controls Engineers play a key role in bringing our manufacturing equipment to life. In this role, you’ll help design, develop, and start up the industrial control systems that will keep our production operations running smoothly. You’ll take ownership of equipment startup and troubleshooting at ENTEK’s Terre Haute, Indiana facility, working hands-on with systems that make a real impact. You’ll use P&IDs, scope documents, functional descriptions, and electrical drawings to write and refine PLC programs and HMI systems. Beyond programming, you’ll help shape full project scopes, create and run test procedures, and support on-site installation and commissioning. This is a role where your expertise truly matters—and where you can see the results of your work every day.


Other related details of the position:

  • Design and program various Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and SCADA platforms.
  • Supervision  esponsibilities include budgetary, planning, and safety.
  • Review P&IDs and interact with Engineering Department personnel.
  • Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
  • Position requires this individual to support after-hours calls from time to time.
  • Position requires regular troubleshooting and customer service activities
  • Follow Lean manufacturing utilizing tools such as Kaizens, 5S, RIE’s and other work area standards.
  • Represent ENTEK with the highest standard of professional conduct when interacting with suppliers, customers employees and the community.
  • Follow and promote ENTEK company core values.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

  • Reports to the Controls Engineering Supervisor.
  • Some domestic travel will be required.
  • This position typically interacts with employees at all organization levels.
  • It is the responsibility of every employee to contribute to a positive work environment through cooperative and professional interactions with co-workers, customers and vendors.

The position accomplishes these responsibilities through a respectful, constructive, and energetic style, guided by ENTEK’s Core Values, strategic objectives, and Servant Leadership. This position will represent ENTEK with the highest standard of professional conduct when interacting with partners, suppliers, and customers. Employees are expected to maintain safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations, following industry best practices for safe machine control, and maximizing production uptime.


Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Understand basic electrical theory.
  • Ability to identify automation components and understand how they interact to control a process.
  • Electrical schematic review, I/O checkout, Control system commissioning.
  • Ability to track milestones and forecast task timing
  • Ability to work well effectively as part of a team.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in spoken and written English.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or equivalent
  • 5+ years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

  • Microsoft Dynamics 365 
  • Autodesk Vault
  • Competency with Siemens Step 7 in TIA Portal & Associated PLC and I/O Hardware.
  • Competency with Siemens S120 and G120C Drives.
  • Competency with Ignition Perspective
Key Skills
PLC ProgrammingHMI SystemsSCADA PlatformsP&IDs ReviewFunctional DescriptionsElectrical Drawings ReviewProject ScopingTest Procedure CreationCommissioningTroubleshootingLean ManufacturingKaizens5SRIE'sElectrical TheoryAutomation Components
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