RÉSUMÉ KEYWORDS · OCTOBER 2026
Controls Engineer résumé keywords
The skills employers list as required in 804 Controls Engineer job postings posted July 10, 2026 to October 8, 2026, most listed first.
Top skills in Controls Engineer postings
| Skill | Share of postings | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| PLC programming | 31% | 247 |
| Project management | 4% | 32 |
| SCADA | 4% | 28 |
| Technical writing | 3% | 26 |
| Control systems | 3% | 21 |
| AutoCAD | 2% | 18 |
| Root cause analysis | 2% | 15 |
| C++ | 1% | 10 |
| MATLAB | 1% | 10 |
| Process improvement | 1% | 8 |
| System design | 1% | 8 |
| Python | 1% | 7 |
| Simulink | 1% | 7 |
| Data analysis | 1% | 6 |
| C | 1% | 4 |
| CAD | 1% | 4 |
| SQL | 1% | 4 |
| C# | 0% | 2 |
| FMEA | 0% | 2 |
| Lean manufacturing | 0% | 2 |
| Networking | 0% | 2 |
| Test automation | 0% | 2 |
| Embedded C | 0% | 1 |
| Excel | 0% | 1 |
| Incident response | 0% | 1 |
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