Controls Engineer vs Quality Engineer
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Pay
Controls Engineer
$115,000 typical, a year
Most Controls Engineers earn $97,800 to $137,500 a year.
From 1,171 postings that list pay
3,138 open jobs now
Quality Engineer
$109,200 typical, a year
Most Quality Engineers earn $93,300 to $132,500 a year.
From 2,121 postings that list pay
4,321 open jobs now
Controls Engineers typically earn about $5,800 more a year than Quality 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
Quality Engineer
- Investigate and resolve quality issues using root cause analysis tools.
- Monitor and analyze quality data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
- Develop and implement quality plans, procedures, and control plans.
- Conduct audits to ensure compliance with quality standards and regulations.
- Support new product launches and design verification activities.
- Train team members on quality systems, methods, and tools.
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
- Electrical Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- SCADA Systems 3 in 10 postings
- PLC Programming 3 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
Quality Engineer
More common in Quality Engineer postings
- Root Cause Analysis 4 in 10 postings
- Quality Engineering 3 in 10 postings
- Quality Systems 3 in 10 postings
- Six Sigma 3 in 10 postings
- ISO-9001 3 in 10 postings
- Supplier Quality 2 in 10 postings
- FMEA 2 in 10 postings
- Microsoft Office 2 in 10 postings
- Process Improvement 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Controls Engineer
Controls Engineer - Petoskey Area
The Pivot Group Network$77k - $122k/yrstated Petoskey, MichiganPLC ProgrammingElectrical SchematicsSCADA SystemsAllen-BradleyProject Management +5Sr. Controls Engineer
HarrisongrpPay not stated Midwest; Cleveland, OHSolidWorksAutoCADPLC ProgrammingAllen-BradleyAUTOCAD Electrical +4Process Automation Engineer - Models
TMEIC Corporation Americas$98,900 - $148,300/yrstated Roanoke, Virginia, United StatesC++Object-Oriented ProgrammingThermodynamicsHuman Machine InterfaceSystem Testing +4
Quality Engineer
Senior Quality Engineer
Cobioscience$98,400 - $147,600/yrstated Boulder, Colorado, United States OnsiteInventory ManagementMedical DevicesQuality EngineeringQuality StandardsStatistical Analysis +3Supply Quality Engineer
KelvionPay not stated Knoxville, TN, 37914Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft OutlookISO-9001 +6- Pay not stated Brighton, CO - USRoot Cause AnalysisCAPASupplier QualityQuality SystemsQuality Engineering +12
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