Controls Engineer

Overview

What is Cirkul?

Cirkul is a rapidly growing company on a mission to transform how beverages are developed, distributed, and enjoyed. It's a new way to hydrate—so much so that 96% of customers say they drink more water with Cirkul! With over 150 flavor options available without sugar or calories, Cirkul provides customers with a fully customizable, reusable water bottle and cartridge system. Since 2018, millions have dropped sugary soda and energy drinks, and turned up their plain boring water with Cirkul. A full range of products is available at DrinkCirkul.com, and Cirkul is also sold by Amazon, Costco, Walmart, Kroger, and grocery stores nationwide.

Based on a survey conducted with 3,258 Cirkul Customers.

What is this role?

Cirkul is seeking a motivated and ambitious Controls Engineer to join our Power, Controls, and Information Systems (PC&IS) team. This role combines hands-on technical work with opportunities for growth in project management, vendor engagement, and long-term obsolescence mitigation strategies. The Controls Engineer will support day-to-day operations, troubleshoot and improve production systems, and lead the integration and commissioning of new equipment across our facilities. This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and wants to make a measurable impact on production efficiency and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Driving Results : Program, maintain, and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and supporting networks to ensure reliable, efficient production operations. Execute both small-scale improvements with minimal oversight and advanced integration projects (such as inspection systems) with close collaboration and guidance.
• Taking Ownership : Support commissioning of new equipment and plant start-up activities, ensuring seamless integration into production. Maintain system documentation, troubleshooting guides, and contribute to the standardization of controls practices across facilities.
• Making Decisions : Utilize controls technologies (PLC, HMI, SCADA, and industrial networking) to identify and implement improvement opportunities. Support long-term strategies for controls upgrades and obsolescence mitigation by staying up-to-date with industry advancements.
• Cultivating Relationships : Collaborate cross-functionally with production, logistics, supply chain, accounting, automation engineering, and IT to gather requirements and deliver effective solutions. Interface with external machine builders and vendors to ensure equipment meets Cirkul's standards and performance requirements.
• Instilling Trust : Follow safety and compliance standards while ensuring that control systems operate reliably and securely. Deliver high-quality work consistently, even under tight deadlines, and maintain clear, proactive communication.
• Customer Focus : Actively support production teams by responding quickly to operational issues and helping to drive uptime improvements. Develop scalable, reliable control solutions that align with Cirkul's commitment to efficiency, sustainability, and innovation.

Qualifications

What we offer

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Cirkul, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and are committed to sustaining an equitable and inclusive, people-first environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the EEO is the Law and EEO is the Law Supplement documents.

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Location : Tampa, FL

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