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# Fleet Software & Controls Engineering Lead in Mundelein

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Mundelein, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Python (Programming Language), LabVIEW, Modbus, Software Engineering, WebSocket, State Machines, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Process Control Systems, Api Design
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/fleet-software-controls-engineering-lead-mundelein-31816739

## About the Role

* 8+ years in software engineering, systems engineering, full-stack engineering, back-end engineering, or controls-adjacent software
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 * Experience leading technical work across teams or mentoring engineers
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 * Strong Python experience in production systems
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 * Experience building APIs, services, event-driven systems, and operational applications
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 * Experience with real-time, high-reliability, hardware-adjacent, industrial, or operational software
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 * Ability to build practical internal tools for operators, field teams, or technical users
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 * Strong debugging instincts across software, data, infrastructure, and system behavior
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 * Hands-on experience using AI tools as part of engineering work
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 * Ability to build, maintain, evaluate, govern, or orchestrate agents that support engineering and operational workflows
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 * Strong curiosity about physical systems and how software affects real-world and economic outcomes
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 * Experience with WebSockets, real-time dashboards, event streams, or operational interfaces
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 * BESS, SCADA, EMS, DER, energy management, inverter, or industrial controls exposure
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 * Familiarity with DNP3, Modbus, ICCP, or similar protocols
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 * Familiarity with LabVIEW
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 * Experience with state machines, deterministic logic, simulation, or control-adjacent systems