Associate Software Controls Engineer
Andrews Cooper Technology LLC · Corvallis, OR
$76,000–$120,000from the description
Jun 29, 2026
Corvallis, OR
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An engineering consultancy role focused on designing and building complex automated systems for clients across medical, consumer, clean tech, and robotics sectors. Day-to-day work involves selecting and integrating automation components — such as controllers, robots, vision systems, and conveyors — writing control software, troubleshooting systems at startup, and contributing to project planning and proposals. Suited to early-career engineers with hands-on controls and automation experience.
Junior level · 1+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,980 (middle half $105,210–$171,980). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
No work location or metro is specified in the posting; Andrews Cooper has multiple client sites and up to 20% travel is required, but no primary office city is named.
The degree requirement states 'B.S. in Software or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience in a related field' — because equivalent experience is explicitly accepted, the degree requirement is set to None. However, the posting also lists MSEE as a plus, suggesting a degree is strongly preferred.
All skills appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' and are therefore not hard gates. The programming languages (LabVIEW, Python, VBA, VB, C/C++/C#, Java) are listed as a single group of interchangeable options; the HMI platforms (Rockwell, Siemens, Codesys, Wonderware, Ignition) are similarly grouped. Industrial Robotics (Fanuc, Epson, Denso, ABB) and CAD tools are also preferred only.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: this is a controls/automation engineering role that sits at the intersection of embedded software development (15-1252) and industrial automation systems, which has no perfect SOC match. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a plausible alternative.
The 1–3 years of experience requirement and 'Associate' title both support a Junior seniority classification, despite the broad salary range ($76k–$120k) which spans Junior to Mid levels.
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