**Job Overview:**

***25-50% Travel Required***

**The Principal Controls Engineer,** under little or no supervision, leads management and execution of key strategic initiatives for controls and automation for the North American coffee processing and packaging equipment network. The individual works with site-based automation controls engineers in a non-supervisory relationship as well as with 3 rd -party vendors as needed to deliver on high-value opportunities.

The engineer collaborates with automation controls engineers to aid in problem-solving, ensure reliable hardware, foster excellence in programming, and ensure compliance to standards as well as to develop documentation and training. They will recommend technical direction and new technologies as well as utilize ‘off the shelf’ and custom solutions to solve and improve the performance of manufacturing equipment. The individual will take the lead role and responsibility of projects including interaction...