**Principal Controls Engineer**
**Direct Hire**
**50-80% Travel**

The Principal Controls Engineer Defines strategy for automation architecture across projects. Mentors integration teams and advises on platform standards. Establishes standards for PCS, DCS, SCADA platforms. Supports controls reviews and audit protocols. This role is consistent with industry expectations, where principal controls/scada architect. Responsible for automation roadmap, digital twin readiness, and innovation, and plays a critical role in aligning Reliable Controls' internal project execution standards with external benchmarks. Guides and may lead junior staff and SME’s. This role requires domestic and international travel to client sites and project locations.

**Key Responsibilities:**

+ Oversees platform decisions for PCS, DCS, SCADA systems.
+ Supports process improvement, digital integration, and interface modeling
+ Mentors engineering teams and supports strategic pro...