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# Controls Software Engineer

- **Company:** Actalent
- **Location:** Winn, MI, United States
- **Salary:** $79,997.0 - $103,002.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** C (Programming Language), Computer-Aided Design, Controller Development System (CoDeSys), Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Maintaining Code, Software Coding
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/dd417acb-333e-41a5-a4f5-c76019fd30a2/controls-engineer

## About the Role

* Hands-on experience developing/programming software. Examples: Parker IQN, CODESYS, CodeAssist, or similar (C, mat lab, simulink)
 + Need to have worked with: control logic - writing code that interacts with physical systems
 + Experience troubleshooting electrical hardware issues with control modules, valves, sensors, etc.
 + Bachelors degree in engineering
Additional Skills & Qualifications

 * PLC programming
 * Experience with: construction equipment, automotive systems, agricultural equipment, or industrial machinery

Work Environment

This environment involves fabrication, welding, machining, and assembly-heavy manufacturing. Some travel to customer locations or dealer sites may be required, totaling less than 20% of the time, with only a few trips a year, primarily within the country.

## Description

As a Controls Software Engineer, you will be responsible for developing software for updates, changes, and new product development for equipment using Parker IQAN. This company builds a range of heavy equipment.

 * You will be supporting the technical support team - who interfaces with customers and troubleshoots issues on the production floor
 * Strategically, you will develop a more regimented software and defined process storage of software, documentation for existing service parts in terms of how the software handles those things.
 * Occasionally upgrading Parker products to newer versions (will train on this software).

Responsibilities

 * Software development and machine controls engineering, focusing on designing software modules and control logic that ensure machines operate safely, efficiently, and reliably.
 * Integrating electrical and hydraulic systems, and delivers real-time feedback to operators.
 * Developing, testing, and troubleshooting machine control software for both new product development and continuous improvement initiatives.
 * Writing and maintaining code for machine functionality, diagnostics, and operator interfaces; developing control algorithms; and designing integrated control systems that coordinate software, sensors, electrical components, and hydraulics.
 * Simulating and debugging software prior to implementation, validating performance at both bench and machine levels, and diagnosing and resolving software and control system issues to ensure optimal performance and reliability.


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