Automation and Controls Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-20, Skillenai has indexed 45 job postings with the title “Automation and Controls Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is IEC 61131-3.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-20
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Frequently asked questions about Automation and Controls Engineer jobs
+How many Automation and Controls Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 45 job postings with the title “Automation and Controls Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-20.
+What skills do Automation and Controls Engineer jobs require?
Across Automation and Controls Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-20, the skills mentioned most often are IEC 61131-3, PLC, Grafana, Real-time control, RS-232.
+Which cities are hiring the most Automation and Controls Engineer?
As of 2026-10-20, Automation and Controls Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in El Segundo, Torrance.
+Is Automation and Controls Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 45 Automation and Controls Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-20. The skill mentioned most often in Automation and Controls Engineer postings is IEC 61131-3, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of Automation and Controls Engineer?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed Automation and Controls Engineer postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Automation and Controls Engineer
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
6 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Automation and Controls Engineer
Roles after Automation and Controls Engineer
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Automation and Controls Engineer (different employer) | 6 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Controls Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Instrumentation and Controls Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Controls and Automation Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Project Engineer | 1 |
| Before: Technical Director | 1 |
| Before: Systems Engineer | 1 |
| After: Automation and Controls Engineer (different employer) | 6 |
| After: Business Development Manager | 1 |
Skills most often required for Automation and Controls Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IEC 61131-3 | 44 | 97.8% |
| PLC | 41 | 91.1% |
| Grafana | 40 | 88.9% |
| Real-time control | 40 | 88.9% |
| RS-232 | 40 | 88.9% |
| RS-485 | 40 | 88.9% |
| InfluxDB | 40 | 88.9% |
| EtherCAT | 40 | 88.9% |
| time-series data acquisition | 37 | 82.2% |
| TwinCAT 3 | 37 | 82.2% |
| structured text | 34 | 75.6% |
| TVAC | 33 | 73.3% |
| thermal cycling | 29 | 64.4% |
| Modbus | 28 | 62.2% |
| vibration testing | 25 | 55.6% |
Top companies posting Automation and Controls Engineer jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Varda Space Industries | 40 |
| Valar Atomics | 5 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring Automation and Controls Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 40 | 88.9% |
| Torrance | 5 | 11.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-20, matching postings whose canonical role is “Automation and Controls Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- Automation and Controls Engineer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-10-20
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- 90