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Principal Controls Engineer, AbbVie Inc

at AbbVie

📍 North Chicago, IL Unknown 💰 $168K – $202K USD / year Posted April 15, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $168K – $202K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience senior
Exp. Years 3 years (plus 1 year with vision systems/Ignition SCADA/Robotics Programming)
Education Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field
Category Cloud & Infrastructure

About this role

This role serves as the technical expert for controls/automation, vision systems, and process controls with integration into manufacturing systems. You will ensure system availability, develop capital project plans, and build a future-ready digital foundation by integrating shop floor equipment with IT systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as technical expert for Automation Applications and Process Controls
  • Maintain system availability and meet service objectives with stakeholders
  • Develop and maintain capital project plans for control system applications
  • Integrate shop floor equipment with IT systems
  • Apply experience with PLCs, HMI, Ignition SCADA, vision systems, and robotics programming

Technical Overview

The scope centers on automation applications and process controls integrated with Manufacturing Execution Systems, including work with Programmable Logic Controllers, Human Machine Interfaces, industrial communication protocols, and scripting/structured programming languages. It also requires experience with Ignition SCADA, vision systems configuration, and robotics programming.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a Principal Controls Engineer with a Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience in automation/engineering. They have hands-on experience with Programmable Logic Controllers, Human Machine Interfaces, scripting/structured programming languages, industrial communication protocols, plus 1+ year with Ignition SCADA, vision systems configuration, and robotics programming.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree in engineeringcomputer scienceor related field3 years of work &/or academic experience in automationengineeringor related discipline3 years using Programmable Logic Controllers3 years using Human Machine Interfaces3 years using Scripting / structured programming languages3 years using Industrial communication protocols1 year of work &/or academic experience with Developing /configuring Vision Systems1 year of work &/or academic experience with using Ignition SCADA1 year of work &/or academic experience with Robotics Programming

Tools & Platforms

Ignition SCADAManufacturing Execution SystemsProgrammable Logic ControllersHuman Machine Interfaces

Required Skills

Automation ApplicationsVision SystemsProcess Controlsintegration with Manufacturing Execution Systemssystem availabilitycapital project plansProgrammable Logic ControllersHuman Machine InterfacesScripting / structured programming languagesIndustrial communication protocolsDeveloping /configuring Vision SystemsIgnition SCADARobotics Programming

Hard Skills

Automation ApplicationsVision SystemsProcess Controlsintegration with Manufacturing Execution Systemssystem availabilitycapital project plans for implementing new & modified control system applicationsintegration of shop floor equipment with IT systemsProgrammable Logic ControllersHuman Machine InterfacesScripting / structured programming languagesIndustrial communication protocolsDeveloping /configuring Vision SystemsIgnition SCADARobotics Programming

Soft Skills

Work with stakeholders & usersCommunication with stakeholdersEnsure that service objectives are met

Industry & Role

Industry Healthcare IT
Job Function Provide technical leadership and hands-on expertise for manufacturing automation and controls systems integration.
Role Subtype Site Reliability Engineer
Tech Domains ITSM / ServiceNow, Linux, Windows Server

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field, 3 years using Programmable Logic Controllers, Human Machine Interfaces, Scripting / structured programming languages, and Industrial communication protocols, 1 year using Ignition SCADA and Developing /configuring Vision Systems

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