Controls Engineer with Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical Skills Salary in St. Louis, Missouri

The average salary for a Controls Engineer with Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical skills in St. Louis, Missouri is $70,825.

25%

$65k

MEDIAN

$71k

75%

$88k

Salary

$65k - $88k

Bonus

$0 - $2k

Total Pay

$66k - $97k

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Job Description for Controls Engineer

Controls engineers work with rapidly evolving technologies and control systems; they can be involved in a wide number of projects from space flight to power grids. Responsibilities for this job can include developing and executing regular engineering processes, documenting work performed, working with program design and testing, and troubleshooting. Controls engineers must be able to understand and use policies and procedures that are related to the field. In many positions, the controls engin…Read more

Controls Engineer Tasks

Plan and perform work requiring electronic and mechanical theories and principles, and writing specifications.
Manage the design and installation of electrical equipment including electrical power distribution systems, PLC's, instrumentation, variable speed AC and DC drives.
Design calculations and prepare equipment or material specifications for electrical and electronic based systems.
Work with the maintenance planner to schedule electrical projects.
Develop clear and concise operator instruction manuals.

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Popular Skills for Controls Engineer

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) / Automation

$76,308

35 responses

Controls

$75,000

32 responses

Human-Machine Interface (HMI)

$72,391

26 responses

Engineering Design

$80,596

18 responses

Autodesk AutoCAD

$79,500

15 responses

Skills in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) / Automation, Controls, Human-Machine Interface (HMI), Engineering Design and Autodesk AutoCAD are correlated to pay that is above average.

Pay by Experience Level for Controls Engineer

An early career Controls Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $68,157 based on 8 salaries. An experienced Controls Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $87,500 based on 4 salaries.

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Grand Rapids, Michigan

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Nashville, Tennessee

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Employees with Controls Engineer in their job title in Chicago, Illinois earn an average of 25.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Detroit, Michigan (12.5% more) and Buffalo, New York (5.9% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Nashville, Tennessee (19.9% less), Grand Rapids, Michigan (3.3% less) and Dallas, Texas (1.5% less).