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Controls Engineer | Shelby Township, Michigan

Onsite | Full-time with full benefits | Long-Term Contract role 12+ months

Kelly Engineering is seeking a **Controls Engineer** with industrial software development experience to join our client’s team. This role will begin with supporting active projects and transition into leading new ones. The engineer will develop software for new equipment and debug software on newly built machines. Travel to customer sites is required for installations.

**Tareted pay rate** : $34 - 58/hr depending on experience

Responsibilities

+ Design PLC software and HMIs for industrial automation equipment

+ Debug and troubleshoot PLC software and HMIs

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain project timelines and critical path milestones.

+ Maintain task lists and reports of open items.

+ Maintain project design documentation and prepare customer deliverables.

+ Ensure the controls engineering process is tracked and followed.

+ Assist customers and local tradespeople in troubleshooting equipment issues.

+ Conduct end-user training on equipment operation.

Qualifications / Experience

+ 3-7 years of experience as a Controls Engineer

+ Experience with PLC programming in ladder and structured text.

+ Experience in design with Rockwell Logix 5000 or Siemens S7-1500 family processors.

+ Experience programming HMIs (Rockwell and Siemens preferred).

+ Electrical engineering degree preferred; mechatronics degrees will also be considered.

+ Experience in electrical circuits, schematic reading, design, and troubleshooting.

+ Experience with electrical CAD systems (AutoCAD Electrical and/or ePLAN)

+ Experience in computer programming languages, such as VB, C/C++, or C#, preferred.

**Travel:** 30-50% (Mostly US with occasional travel to Canada and Mexico – client takes care of travel arrangements)

Benefits

+ This role is a full-time, fully benefited position. As a KellyOCG employee, you will be eligible for Medical, Dental, 401K, and a variety of other benefits to choose from. You will also be eligible for paid time off, including holidays, vacations, and sick/personal time. All KellyOCG employees receive annual performance reviews.

All applicants applying for this job opening must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have US residency at the time of application. Sponsorship is not available for this opportunity. Must be able to travel with no restrictions.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here (https://www.mykelly.com/help-support-working-with-kelly-us/#Benefits) for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Why Kelly ® Engineering/Technology – Project Services?

Looking to work with leading project management organizations at top companies around the world? That’s where we come in. At Kelly Engineering and Kelly Technology, our Project Services Teams create expert talent solutions to solve the world’s most critical challenges. We connect you with opportunities to work on intriguing, innovative, and high-visibility projects—all with a schedule that works for you. Do you prefer the variety and flexibility of short-term projects? Or are looking for a long-term opportunity? Either way, our connections and expertise will help you take your career exactly where you want to go. That’s just good planning.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.