Principal Controls Engineer (PLC/HMI)

Location: Roy, Utah, United States

Salary: $91,500–$148,100 per year

Company

Oshkosh AeroTech, an Oshkosh company, provides aviation ground support products, gate equipment, and airport services for commercial airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handlers, and military customers.

What you will do

• Develop and implement control strategies and subsystem requirements for aviation ground support equipment.
• Design, program, and integrate PLC-based control systems and HMIs, including user displays, alarm handling, and system feedback visualization.
• Support new product development, sustaining engineering, legacy-system modernization, component obsolescence updates, and system replication.
• Integrate multiple control systems and enable communication across networks and SCADA-like environments.
• Perform bench testing, simulated-system validation, verification, testing, and production implementation.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting for manufacturing and test-cell operations, field service, and production support while collaborating with engineering groups and suppliers.

Requirements

• Accredited bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
• At least five years of related experience; eight or more years in controls engineering or systems integration is preferred.
• Strong PLC programming experience with Allen Bradley, Beckhoff, or IFM and experience developing operator interfaces and HMIs.
• Experience integrating PLC-controlled systems and communicating across networks, including SCADA or similar environments.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, wire tag tables, and P&IDs and create controlled control-narrative documentation.
• Experience supporting manufacturing environments and troubleshooting software, hardware, and process-related issues.

Nice to have

• TwinCAT 2 or 3 experience, preferably TwinCAT 3.
• Altium and Copia experience.
• Automotive or heavy-duty vehicle CANbus, Modbus, or BACnet experience.
• Embedded software development with C, C++, C#, or Python.
• Experience working in high-mix environments and mentoring entry-level engineers, designers, or technicians.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with routine shift hours.
• Infrequent overtime, weekend work, or shift rotation.
• Opportunities to support advanced control development with internal and external teams, industry consortiums, and universities.
• Competitive total rewards and opportunities for professional growth and success.
• Reasonable accommodation is available during the application process.