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Controls Engineer

Insight Global
Berkeley, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 3/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/27/2025

Title: Controls Engineer

Duration: 6 month contract with extensions and potential conversion

Location: Berkeley, CA


Primary Responsibilities:

  • Provide on-site support for filling and packaging systems.
  • Work in a TSO capacity – high autonomy, system ownership, and on-the-fly decision-making.

Required Experience:

  • DCS, PLC, and SCADA systems.
  • Pharma manufacturing environment (preferred systems: DeltaV, ABB—though ABB is rare in pharma, so not required).
  • Strong background in automation and controls, ideally with BPS (Batch Processing Systems).
  • Ability to quickly come up to speed in a dynamic manufacturing environment.



Work Schedule:

  • Monday–Friday, standard business hours (8–5 or 9–6).
  • Some flexibility is allowed, but these are 100% on-site roles.

On-Call Rotation:

  • This role participates in an on-call rotation every 2.5–3 months.
  • During on-call week: expected to be available 24/7.
  • Compensation: engineer works half-days (4 hrs/day) but is compensated for a full day of work and receives 1 day of vacation or time-in-lieu.



Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.


Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

Salary : $50 - $75

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