Amazon
Senior Controls System Engineer
$129K–$175K
Wilmington, MA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- Wilmington, MA
N.reading, MA - Experience
- 4+ years required; 6+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field; Master’s degree in Engineering preferred.
About the job
Designs, programs, integrates, commissions, and sustains industrial controls and automation systems across manufacturing lines, from pilot operations through high-volume production.
What you'll do
- Design and program PLC, SCADA/HMI, robot, and safety systems; define standards and verify vendor compliance.
- Integrate controls with MES and enterprise systems, enabling production data capture, traceability, and quality reporting.
- Lead line deployment, commissioning, ramp-up, troubleshooting, and reliability improvements; support 24/7 production through on-call participation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in controls engineering, industrial automation, or related disciplines.
- Experience programming PLC architecture using Siemens TIA Portal and/or Rockwell Studio 5000/ControlLogix, and designing, deploying, and managing SCADA/HMI systems.
- Experience with a modern programming language, Linux/Unix, CI/CD pipelines, advanced automation controls, and MES integration with ERP, WMS, QMS, and shop-floor systems.
Nice to have
- Industrial robotics experience; distributed systems at scale; or experience in advanced production environments.
- Knowledge of industrial networking, OT cybersecurity, IT/OT convergence, data historians, production analytics, or safety-system design.
Pay
USD 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 annually (base salary); USD 129,200.00 - 174,800.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000/ControlLogix, Ignition, FactoryTalk, WinCC, Python, Linux/Unix, OPC-UA
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