Controls Engineer vs Manufacturing Engineer
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Controls Engineer
$115,000 typical, a year
Most Controls Engineers earn $98,200 to $137,700 a year.
From 1,167 postings that list pay
3,176 open jobs now
Manufacturing Engineer
$110,000 typical, a year
Most Manufacturing Engineers earn $92,500 to $132,000 a year.
From 3,188 postings that list pay
6,637 open jobs now
Controls Engineers typically earn about $5,000 more a year than Manufacturing Engineers.
What each one does
Controls Engineer
- Program and configure PLC systems to control automated equipment.
- Design electrical schematics and control panel drawings.
- Troubleshoot and repair mechanical and electrical equipment.
- Create bills of materials for control system components.
- Test and debug automation systems before and after installation.
- Lead factory and site acceptance testing of systems.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Manufacturing Engineer
- Develop and maintain manufacturing processes and documentation.
- Troubleshoot issues with equipment and production processes.
- Implement improvements to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
- Lead problem-solving activities to find root causes.
- Support the introduction of new products into production.
- Create and update work instructions for production teams.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Controls Engineer
More common in Controls Engineer postings
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) 4 in 10 postings
- Controls Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- SCADA Systems 3 in 10 postings
- Electrical Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- PLC Programming 2 in 10 postings
- Allen-Bradley 2 in 10 postings
- Commissioning 2 in 10 postings
- Industrial Automation 2 in 10 postings
- Modbus 2 in 10 postings
Manufacturing Engineer
More common in Manufacturing Engineer postings
- Manufacturing & Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- Process Improvement 3 in 10 postings
- Root Cause Analysis 3 in 10 postings
- Six Sigma 3 in 10 postings
- Lean Manufacturing 3 in 10 postings
- Tooling 2 in 10 postings
- Manufacturing 2 in 10 postings
- Process Engineering 2 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Controls Engineer
Automation & Controls Advisor
Enbridge Inc.$80,500 - $130k/yrstated Asheville, NC, USA; Raleigh, NC, USA HybridHMI SoftwareIndustrial SystemsSCADA SystemsDriver's LicenseProgrammable Logic Controllers (PLCs) +4- Pay not stated Navasota, TX, United States Onsite
Automation Engineer
Ecolab Inc.$100k - $130k/yrstated Boise, Idaho, United States of AmericaMicrosoft ExcelPythonSCADA SystemsProgrammable Logic Controllers (PLCs)Microsoft Office +5
Manufacturing Engineer
Sr. Manufacturing Engineer
Abbott$90k - $180k/yrstated United States - California - SylmarProject ManagementManufacturing & EngineeringSix SigmaQuality SystemsMedical Device Manufacturing +7Manufacturing Engineer II
DonaldsonPay not stated Cresco, IA (USA)SolidWorksAutoCADProject ManagementErgonomicsPlant Layout +4Paint Process Engineer
Cruise AutomationPay not stated Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America OnsiteSix SigmaEngineering DrawingsLean ManufacturingProcess EngineeringRobotics +6
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