Product Controls Engineer

ON.energy

$90K — $120K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Controls Engineering or related technical field.
  • 3+ years of hands-on controls engineering experience in project settings.
  • Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and VPNs.
  • Familiarity with control systems and operational technology (OT).
  • Proficient in reading and producing network diagrams.
  • Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical teams.
  • Willingness to travel up to 20% for product inspections and commissioning.

Responsibilities

  • Support business development with technical proposals, including network diagrams.
  • Collaborate with IT and control systems teams for secure connectivity.
  • Integrate industrial protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, and OPC-UA.
  • Compile technical information packages for engineering teams.
  • Co-lead review of network/controls topics during project execution.
  • Maintain accurate technical documentation and as-built drawings.
  • Capture design feedback from various project phases for product improvement.
  • Participate in product design sprints and commissioning phases.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and annual performance-based bonus eligibility.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company matching for US-based roles.
  • Professional development and growth opportunities.
  • Opportunity to work with a mission-driven team focused on clean energy.
Full Job Description
We9re looking for a Controls Engineer with project-based engineering experience to support network-and-controls-related hardware product design, documentation, project-specific technical compliance and support the development activities related to these products. This is a product focused role-we need someone who can speak fluently about both network architecture and industrial control systems, ideally have experience in mission critical applications, and interface with IT, software, project, commissioning and O&M engineering teams.

What You9ll Do
  • Support the business development team by providing technical proposals e.g. network diagrams that meet the customer9s needs.
  • Collaborate across control systems, SCADA, and IT teams to ensure complete and secure connectivity
  • Integrate and support industrial protocols like Modbus, DNP3, and OPC-UA
  • Compile product technical information packages for the project engineering team.
  • Co-lead review and validation of network/controls product-related topics during the project execution phase.
  • Maintain technical documentation including as-built drawings
  • Support product development by capturing design improvement feedback from the different project phases: design, commissioning and O&M.
  • Support product development by recommending design approaches and vendors of the main equipment.
  • Participate in product design sprints with the development team.
  • Participate in the product9s commissioning phase.


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor9s degree in Controls Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or similar technical field.
  • 3+ years of hands-on controls engineering experience in project-based or industrial settings.
  • Strong grasp of protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, VPNs)
  • Familiarity with control systems and operational technology (OT)
  • Ability to produce and read network and control architecture drawings
  • Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.
  • Willing to travel up to 20% for product FAT inspection and site commissioning witnessing.


Preferred Plus
  • Experience with BESS, SCADA, EMS, Safety Systems or utility-scale infrastructure
  • Background in energy, utility, or data center environments


For US-based roles - What you9ll get:
  • Competitive salary + annual performance-based bonus eligibility
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and company holidays

For Mexico-based roles - What you9ll get:
  • Competitive salary + annual performance bonus eligibility
  • Christmas Bonus (Aguinaldo): 30 days
  • Major medical expenses and life insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays (per local policy)

For all roles:
  • Professional development and growth opportunities
  • Opportunity to grow with a mission-driven team shaping the future of clean energy
  • Benefits vary by role and location and are subject to change.

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