Controls Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles, CA
Controls Engineer jobs in Los Angeles are in strong demand, concentrated in the South Bay industrial corridor, the El Segundo aerospace cluster, and the San Fernando Valley's advanced manufacturing belt, across aerospace and defense, entertainment technology, and industrial automation. Employers hiring right now include Valar Atomics, MACH INDUSTRIES, and CHAOS Industries. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Top employerValar Atomics
Work type75% On-site
Top credentialBachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
Companies hiring12
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Project Controls Engineer
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Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
Project Controls Engineer
Los Angeles, California
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Sr. Dynamics and Controls Engineer
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Karman Industries
Sr. Dynamics and Controls Engineer
Los Angeles, California
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Instrumentation & Controls Engineer II
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Affiliated Engineers, Inc
Instrumentation & Controls Engineer II
Los Angeles, California
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GNC Engineer, Controls
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MACH INDUSTRIES
GNC Engineer, Controls
Los Angeles, California
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Principal Automation Engineer, Controls
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MACH INDUSTRIES
Principal Automation Engineer, Controls
Los Angeles, California
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Project Controls Engineer
Vanir Construction Management, Inc.·Los Angeles, California
Job functions:
$95k - $120k/yr
Bachelor of Science
201-500 employees
Job Description
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintain and manage the accuracy and integrity of project budgets and financial forecasts, ensuring compliance with established cost management procedures and policies.
- Collaborate with Project and Construction Managers in drafting white papers for project establishment, re-baselining, and securing funding for capital projects.
- Participate in monthly Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews, collaborating with the Project Management Office (PMO) to provide in-depth variance analysis and identify underlying causes.
- Allocate and manage Estimates to Complete (ETCs) for projects, including but not limited to change order proposals, task order requests, online vendor portal requests, and PBAs to ensure continued alignment with financial objectives.
- Participate in the change management and risk assessment meetings to analyze cost-related trends, risks, and exposures, contributing to proactive cost mitigation strategies.
- Conduct detailed analysis of cost variances, performance data, and trends to identify potential impacts on budgets, recommending corrective actions where necessary, ensuring financial data aligns with project goals.
- Perform monthly reconciliation of budget & costs to ensure month-end data reporting accuracy
- Track and analyze trends in project costs and the effectiveness of mitigation plans, comparing these against actual performance and forecasts.
- Review project budgets and expenditures across multiple funding sources to ensure alignment with overall financial goals and objectives.
- Work with scheduling teams to assess the impact of cash flow and schedule performance on project costs, identifying variances, cost overruns or underruns, and potential forecasting issues.
- Review and analyze financial reports, cost performance, and progress data to ensure accuracy, providing insights into potential financial risks on a regular and/or as needed basis.
- Examine staffing plans to identify resource demand peaks and recommend cost-effective strategies to level resources and reduce unnecessary financial strain.
- Assist in preparation and validation of contract amendment exhibits, task order requests, and change orders, PBAs for proper budget allocation, cost coding accuracy, and adherence to reporting and financial standards ensuring alignment with project budget and cost tracking procedures.
- Ensure compliance with client policies and procedures regarding cost management for capital projects with multiple funding sources.
- Generate detailed financial and budget reports for campus-specific budgeting, cost control, auditing, and asset tracking using systems like Proliance, Deltek Costpoint, and other standard office program & applications
- Create and deliver tailored financial, budget, and schedule reports in response to directives from the management team and other stakeholders.
- Serve as the primary contact for financial information requests, providing timely and accurate budget and cost details.
- Administer the processing of budget transfers, financial closeouts, contract requests, purchase requisitions, amendments, PBAs, change orders and other necessary documentation into the cost management systems.
- Collaborate with the PMO to validate and collect project budget data, contributing to the development of accurate dashboard reports for stakeholders.
- Manage and reconcile project control data, ensuring accuracy in program control databases and related financial reports.
- Oversee the review and approval process for contractor and consultant payment applications, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.
- Assist in assembling contract requests, purchase requisitions, amendments, PBAs, and change orders, ensuring proper accounting treatment and alignment of supporting documents.
- Assist in gathering physical completion data and perform necessary data entry to adjust project budgets and forecasts accordingly.
- Take on additional duties or special projects as needed to support cost management initiatives and overall project success.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related degree. Additional four years of qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education.
- 5 - 10 years’ experience professional experience in program and/or project controls on a construction program.• Experience working through the entire project lifecycle.
- Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of cost/schedule management, earned value management, change management, forecasting, and risk assessment.
- Ability to present data to management in an organized manner.
- Exceptional communication skills required.
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements and situations.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to perform in a business environment, maintaining professionalism in all communications and demeanor.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience utilizing Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel Skills, Proliance, Data-Warehouse or other systems used by a large capital program, and any educational facility experience.
Benefits
Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.
If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.
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Contact Email: careers@vanir.com
Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.
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Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.
Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
Project Controls Engineer
Los Angeles, California
Added 3d ago201-500 employees
Job functions:
$95k - $120k/yr
Bachelor of Science
Job Description
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Maintain and manage the accuracy and integrity of project budgets and financial forecasts, ensuring compliance with established cost management procedures and policies.
- Collaborate with Project and Construction Managers in drafting white papers for project establishment, re-baselining, and securing funding for capital projects.
- Participate in monthly Estimate at Completion (EAC) reviews, collaborating with the Project Management Office (PMO) to provide in-depth variance analysis and identify underlying causes.
- Allocate and manage Estimates to Complete (ETCs) for projects, including but not limited to change order proposals, task order requests, online vendor portal requests, and PBAs to ensure continued alignment with financial objectives.
- Participate in the change management and risk assessment meetings to analyze cost-related trends, risks, and exposures, contributing to proactive cost mitigation strategies.
- Conduct detailed analysis of cost variances, performance data, and trends to identify potential impacts on budgets, recommending corrective actions where necessary, ensuring financial data aligns with project goals.
- Perform monthly reconciliation of budget & costs to ensure month-end data reporting accuracy
- Track and analyze trends in project costs and the effectiveness of mitigation plans, comparing these against actual performance and forecasts.
- Review project budgets and expenditures across multiple funding sources to ensure alignment with overall financial goals and objectives.
- Work with scheduling teams to assess the impact of cash flow and schedule performance on project costs, identifying variances, cost overruns or underruns, and potential forecasting issues.
- Review and analyze financial reports, cost performance, and progress data to ensure accuracy, providing insights into potential financial risks on a regular and/or as needed basis.
- Examine staffing plans to identify resource demand peaks and recommend cost-effective strategies to level resources and reduce unnecessary financial strain.
- Assist in preparation and validation of contract amendment exhibits, task order requests, and change orders, PBAs for proper budget allocation, cost coding accuracy, and adherence to reporting and financial standards ensuring alignment with project budget and cost tracking procedures.
- Ensure compliance with client policies and procedures regarding cost management for capital projects with multiple funding sources.
- Generate detailed financial and budget reports for campus-specific budgeting, cost control, auditing, and asset tracking using systems like Proliance, Deltek Costpoint, and other standard office program & applications
- Create and deliver tailored financial, budget, and schedule reports in response to directives from the management team and other stakeholders.
- Serve as the primary contact for financial information requests, providing timely and accurate budget and cost details.
- Administer the processing of budget transfers, financial closeouts, contract requests, purchase requisitions, amendments, PBAs, change orders and other necessary documentation into the cost management systems.
- Collaborate with the PMO to validate and collect project budget data, contributing to the development of accurate dashboard reports for stakeholders.
- Manage and reconcile project control data, ensuring accuracy in program control databases and related financial reports.
- Oversee the review and approval process for contractor and consultant payment applications, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.
- Assist in assembling contract requests, purchase requisitions, amendments, PBAs, and change orders, ensuring proper accounting treatment and alignment of supporting documents.
- Assist in gathering physical completion data and perform necessary data entry to adjust project budgets and forecasts accordingly.
- Take on additional duties or special projects as needed to support cost management initiatives and overall project success.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business or related degree. Additional four years of qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education.
- 5 - 10 years’ experience professional experience in program and/or project controls on a construction program.• Experience working through the entire project lifecycle.
- Knowledge of theories, principles and practices of cost/schedule management, earned value management, change management, forecasting, and risk assessment.
- Ability to present data to management in an organized manner.
- Exceptional communication skills required.
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements and situations.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to perform in a business environment, maintaining professionalism in all communications and demeanor.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience utilizing Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel Skills, Proliance, Data-Warehouse or other systems used by a large capital program, and any educational facility experience.
Benefits
Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.
If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor
Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals
EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Contact Email: careers@vanir.com
Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.
We Participate in E-Verify
Pursuant to the Ban The Box Act/Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
#LI-JB1
#LI-Onsite
Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.
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Who's Hiring
- Valar Atomics36
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- WSP18
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Controls Engineer Jobs in Los Angeles: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a controls engineer job in Los Angeles?
Focus your search on Los Angeles's aerospace and defense contractors in El Segundo and Torrance, entertainment technology companies near Burbank and Hollywood, and the food and beverage manufacturers concentrated in the Vernon and Commerce industrial zones. Hands-on experience with PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems is the baseline expectation. Candidates who can point to Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Rockwell platforms and hold a relevant engineering degree move fastest through hiring pipelines in this market.
Which companies hire controls engineers in Los Angeles?
Employers hiring controls engineers in Los Angeles right now include Valar Atomics, MACH INDUSTRIES, and CHAOS Industries, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. The hiring mix in Los Angeles leans heavily toward aerospace primes and their Tier 1 suppliers, large-scale entertainment and media infrastructure operators, and mid-size industrial manufacturers with facilities in the South Bay and eastern Los Angeles County.
Are there remote controls engineer jobs in Los Angeles?
Yes, though controls engineering is a hands-on discipline and fully remote roles are the exception rather than the rule. About 25% of controls engineer openings tied to Los Angeles are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, and those tend to be concentrated in the design, programming, and project management phases of automation work rather than commissioning or on-site integration roles.
How can I get a controls engineer job in Los Angeles with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Los Angeles is through a junior automation or electrical engineering role with one of the region's many Tier 2 aerospace suppliers or food and beverage manufacturers in Vernon, Gardena, or Carson, who regularly hire recent graduates for commissioning support and controls technician positions. Internships with Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, or similar primes during a Cal Poly Pomona or CSULB engineering program also convert into full-time offers at a higher rate than cold applications.
Which industries hire the most controls engineers in Los Angeles?
The sectors hiring the most controls engineers in Los Angeles are Construction & Real Estate and Consulting & Professional Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Los Angeles's concentration of aerospace primes, a dense belt of food and consumer goods manufacturers in the eastern industrial corridor, and growing investment in utility-scale water and energy infrastructure all sustain consistent demand for controls talent in the region.
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