Controls Engineer Jobs in Indianapolis, IN

Indianapolis Opportunity

Picture your morning in our Indianapolis, IN office: coffee in hand, you open a new controls project where your code will move robots, your logic will steady drives, and your designs will streamline production. By afternoon, you’re reviewing I/O maps with a cross‑functional team, then validating a vision-guided pick sequence on a demo cell. Tomorrow might bring a customer start-up, where your troubleshooting seals a successful launch.

A Day in the Life

• Translate requirements into robust control architectures for end-to-end automation solutions.
• Program and deploy PLCs, HMIs, servo drives, VFDs, and vision systems; integrate mobile robots (traditional and autonomous).
• Run full system integration: bench testing, on-machine debug, performance tuning, and acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and operations teams to refine specifications and ensure design intent.
• Lead retrofit and upgrade efforts in the field, bringing legacy systems up to modern performance standards.
• Support design reviews, onsite installations, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance with customers and project teams.
• Provide technical training and documentation for teammates and end users.
• Track emerging automation tech and apply best practices to improve reliability and throughput.

Travel

Occasional customer travel, including system start-ups and troubleshooting, with periods requiring up to 15% overnight travel.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing controls for automated systems.
• Expertise in PLC programming, HMI development, and SCADA platforms.
• Working knowledge of relevant industry standards and automation best practices.
• Exceptional problem-solving acuity and meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and team-first collaboration.
• Proven ability to self-manage and execute multiple projects concurrently.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package
• Company car or vehicle allowance (with maintenance and gas included)
• Health and life insurance coverage
• 401(k) with company contribution
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Weekend Opportunity-Based Incentive Pay

Proficiencies That Set You Apart

• PLC Troubleshooting Skills
• Electrical Schematics
• Troubleshooting Skills
• Troubleshooting Industrial Automation Equipment
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• Design for Assembly (DFA)
• PLC Programming Experience
• SCADA Experience
• Programming Machine Vision Systems
• Conduit Pulling
• Pneumatics Troubleshooting
• Powerhouse Operation
• Conduit Bending
• Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT)
• Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC)
• Aerospace Manufacturing

Your Toolkit

• Variable Frequency Drives (VFD)
• Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) (Fanuc, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron)
• Vision System (Keyence, Cognex, Omron, Banner)
• HMI
• Servo Motors
• Industrial Robot (Fanuc, Yaskawa Motoman, Kawasaki)