Controls Project Engineering Manager

The Opportunity

JR Automation, a Hitachi Group Company, drives customer success globally with intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions. We are expanding our presence in North America, Europe, and Asia and seek a Controls Project Engineering Manager in Ogden, UT to lead and develop a team of controls engineers.

What We Offer

• Competitive wages
• Medical benefits starting your first day
• Paid parental leave
• Opportunity to work on customized, 1-of-1 automation projects
• A collaborative, engineering-driven environment
• Career growth and skill development opportunities
• A role where craftsmanship and quality truly matter
• Work with cutting-edge and innovative technologies

Role Overview

The Controls Project Engineering Manager role is a leadership-focused role responsible for guiding and developing a team of controls engineers while overseeing multiple automation projects throughout their lifecycle. The position combines technical expertise in industrial control systems with people leadership, workload management, cross-functional collaboration, and customer engagement to ensure successful project delivery in terms of quality, cost, timing, and customer satisfaction.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Develops the Controls Engineering department through leadership, mentoring, and training of controls engineers, and other staff.
• Direct supervision of controls engineers and other staff.
• Manages staffing and workload issues, including managing direct, indirect and overtime hours as they relate to workload, budget, and timing.
• Designs controls equipment to meet customer requirements, applying knowledge of engineering principles.
• Responsible for leading cross-functional technical teams throughout the lifecycle of various projects.
• Expected to manage several on-going projects concurrently, including people, travel, customer interactions, etc.
• Assists with the successful management of assigned programs as they relate to cost, quality, timing and customer satisfaction.
• Designs controls equipment to meet customer requirements, applying engineering principles.
• Influences team, department, and business unit decisions. Works closely with manager in orchestrating systemic change to improve department efficiency.
• Influential in assisting engineers in career development and advancement.
• Serves as a mentor/coach for developing engineers.
• Able to lead discipline specific teams and influence project direction and progress.
• Up to 25% travel.

What You’ll Bring

• Minimum Experience: Eight plus years total experience; Two plus years leading technical projects.
• Minimum Training: Five years designing and implementing control systems in the industrial automation field.
• Demonstrated ability to positively influence engineer's development and progression.
• Breadth and depth of experience to enterprise engineering problems.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to accomplish tasks.
• Able to quickly recognize and fix common engineering problems based on experience, including review / critique of others' work.
• Has experience leading technical projects.
• Has sufficient knowledge to lead others and identify systemic issues that need improvement.
• Possesses excellent oral and written communication skills with experience presenting to colleagues and company management.
• Speaks effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Demonstrates skills in persuasion and negotiation of critical issues.