Full-Time
Controls Engineer 1
AS/RS
Posted on 5/8/2026
Daifuku
1,001-5,000 employees
Manufactures and integrates material handling systems
Compensation Overview
$70k - $80k/yr
Woodridge, IL, USA
In Person
Travel up to 50%.
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- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
- Experience in engineering design and project execution, preferably in the material handling industry
- Performs diverse, specialized and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibility
- Designs new control systems and power distribution systems for industrial material handling systems and proposes modifications to existing equipment; customizes standard designs based on customer specifications and scope documents
- Reviews customer specifications and scope documentation for quotation and clarification
- Designs system layouts, schematics, and control devices
- Creates control sequence of operation documents to ensure that designs meet customer expectations
- Maintains progress schedules that meet project milestones
- Prepares schematics and specifications for control panel fabrication
- Provides documentation and support to the field wiring team
- Creates Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programs; configures and implements systems that use the QNX operating system
- Works closely with the Software Engineering team to integrate control solutions
- Performs on-site commissioning to implement and validate the system design
- Leads and directs project work and less-senior team members
- Performs process checks and reviews the output by other team members
- Travels up to 50%
- Experience with various industrial Human-Machine Interface and Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition systems and QNX Operating System a plus
- Experience with Allen-Bradley controls/controllers, Schneider PLCs, and Omron PLCs a plus
- Proficient in AutoCAD; working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, SharePoint and Visio
- Ability to speak Japanese is a plus
- Ability to handle multiple project assignments and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced result-oriented environment
- Ability to interface effectively with internal and external customers, vendors, consulting engineers, architects, and installers
Daifuku is a global manufacturer and integrator of material handling systems for warehouses, factories, and distribution centers. It designs, builds, and installs end-to-end solutions that move, sort, store, and retrieve goods using conveyors, automated storage and retrieval systems, automated guided vehicles, and coordinating software. It differentiates itself through a long history, global footprint, and turnkey capabilities—from design to installation to after-sales support—tailored to the needs of large-scale logistics and manufacturing. Its goal is to improve supply chains by reducing labor, increasing throughput, and enhancing accuracy and reliability in material handling across diverse industries.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Osaka, Japan
Founded
1937
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- New AGV factory in Japan boosts automated guided vehicle production capacity.
- ₹450 crore Telangana plant expands manufacturing via Vega Conveyors subsidiary.
- Kraft Heinz $400M DeKalb center partnership secures food logistics revenue.
What critics are saying
- Daifuku Services America lays off 38 Carrollton workers, closes Charlotte facility.
- Vanderlande captures U.S. airport bids as ICM-Daifuku upgrades falter.
- Bosch Rexroth, SSI Schaefer win e-commerce contracts with superior AI conveyors.
What makes Daifuku unique
- Daifuku leads global material handling since 1937 with in-house hardware-software development.
- 72% sales from 24 countries outside Japan ensure worldwide intralogistics dominance.
- Comprehensive support spans consulting to maintenance across airport, automotive, electronics sectors.
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Company News
Daifuku completes new AGV factory in Japan.
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Daifuku introduced an Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) that included cranes for both single-deep and double-deep storage.
Daifuku Services America Corp., an arm of an operations company focused on running and maintaining baggage handling systems and passenger boarding bridges in the U.S., reported its plan to lay off 38 workers in Carrollton.
CHARLOTTE - Thirty-three workers will be out of a job because Daifuku Services America filed a notice with the state that the company is closing its facility on Old Dowd Road.