Control Systems Project Engineer I

Location: Remote based position in the US.
Employment Status: Full Time
Compensation: $93,000 – $126,000 Annually + Bonus
Travel: Up to 50%

Who We Are

Thermo Systems is a global, full-service control systems integration partner delivering premier class automation solutions across the Energy, Life Sciences, and Mission Critical markets.

Guided by The Thermo Way, we are unified, dynamic, and committed to delivering excellence. Our culture is grounded in three core principles:

• Employee Success – investing in our people and their growth
• Customer Success – delivering reliable, high-quality solutions
• Financial Strength – operating with discipline and long-term focus

We believe strong teams, trusted partnerships, and technical excellence drive sustainable success.

The Opportunity

The Control Systems Project Engineer serves as a member of the Engineering Standards & Quality team. This role combines hands-on control systems engineering expertise with responsibility for supporting and advancing engineering standards, lifecycle practices, quality expectations, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

In addition to leading project tasks and supporting project execution, this position helps define, govern, and reinforce the engineering processes, documentation standards, validation practices, and quality requirements that drive successful project delivery. The ideal candidate is passionate about technical excellence, quality, mentorship, and creating scalable engineering practices that improve consistency across projects and teams.

What You'll Do

Core Responsibilities

• Lead individual project-related tasks and small to mid-sized control system projects from initiation through completion.
• Support startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and validation activities for control systems.
• Lead and perform Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs).
• Develop and review instrumentation specifications and control system design documentation.
• Interpret and provide feedback on piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), electrical drawings, and field conditions.
• Apply advanced knowledge of PLC, HMI, network infrastructure, and control system integration technologies.
• Serve as a technical resource and provide engineering support for projects led by others.
• Take ownership of assigned work, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget objectives are achieved.

Engineering Standards & Quality

• Support the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of engineering standards, lifecycle requirements, and quality expectations.
• Help define and enforce documentation, engineering, and programming standards across the project lifecycle.
• Reinforce engineering lifecycle discipline, implementation consistency, and validation best practices.
• Contribute to the development of templates, reference artifacts, guidance documents, and best-practice examples.
• Provide coaching and guidance to engineering teams during design, implementation, testing, and project execution phases.
• Conduct internal project audits to evaluate adherence to engineering and quality standards.
• Witness and review internal and external testing activities to ensure customer requirements and quality expectations are met.
• Support lessons-learned initiatives by incorporating project feedback into standards, training materials, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Assist in the development and delivery of onboarding, quality, and standards-related training programs.
• Support communication and change-management efforts related to new engineering standards, procedures, and QMS requirements.
• Review engineering deliverables generated by others for technical accuracy, quality, consistency, and presentation.

Collaboration & Communication

• Coordinate with engineering, project management, operations, customers, and trade partners to align scope, schedules, and deliverables.
• Communicate clearly, proactively, and professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify, communicate, and escalate risks, constraints, and scope changes early.
• Serve as the primary customer contact on assigned projects.
• Deliver detailed project feedback and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships through responsiveness, accountability, and technical expertise.

Quality, Safety & Process

• Demonstrate and promote a strong understanding of T