Controls Engineer
Leapros
Newport Beach, CA · $90k–$100k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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November 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $95,000 a year. Across 62 open controls engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $94,500 to $123,500 and the median is $106,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 11% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among electrical engineers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for electrical engineers: 6% (little observed).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
Leapros is actively hiring Controls Engineer in Newport Beach, CA. The Controls Engineer is responsible for designing, programming, and supporting PLC and HMI-based control systems for electro-mechani