Manager, R&D – Instrumentation, Controls and Connected Systems

Manager, R&D – Instrumentation, Controls and Connected Systems

Job Category: Research & Engineering

Requisition Number: MANAG
001939

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• Posted :
  December 29, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site

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IL - Des Plaines
1700 S Mount Prospect
Des Plaines, IL 60018, USA

Responsible for the Instrumentation, Controls and Connected Systems (ICCS) functional group within Research & Engineering. The position is responsible for providing the resources and supporting infrastructure required to meet project instrumentation, controls, test data acquisition, storage, processing, and visualization needs across all three GTI Energy Business Units – Low Carbon Energy Solutions, Carbon Management and Conversion, and Zero Emission Systems. This includes developing and implementing hardware and software standards to meet project needs, maintaining functional standards and best practices, and defining the strategy to cost‑effectively enable GTI Energy to take advantage of the rapidly changing state‑of‑the‑art in these disciplines.

GTI Energy embraces the power of innovation and collaboration to solve consequential energy challenges. By demonstrating continuous improvements in technology and solutions that lower the emissions and costs of energy, we will shape energy systems that decarbonize economies, protect our environment, and benefit the people they serve. We do this by putting people at the center of everything we do. We support and uplift people, ensuring they have the resources and confidence needed to live as their authentic selves and reach their full potential.

Being part of the GTI Energy team means being surrounded by people that are passionate and purpose driven, empowered to continuously learn, ask hard questions, and leverage their knowledge and experience to drive toward a greater purpose.

We offer generous benefits, competitive salaries, opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. We prioritize and maintain a respectful culture, and we ensure reasonable accommodation is made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their role.

The position will be based in the Chicagoland area at the GTI Energy Headquarters. This is an on‑site position that typically requires in‑person work 5 days a week.

• Develop and mentor ICCS staff consisting of electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineers.
• Coordinate with project managers to understand resource needs and assign resources to support project teams and deliver project ICCS deliverables on time and with the highest quality.
• Maintain and continuously improve the quality of work performed by the ICCS group through maintenance of standards and best practices and peer review of ICCS deliverables.
• Perform all supervisory duties including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Support proposal development through coordination and commitment to proposed ICCS work scope and cost.
• Coordinate with other stakeholders (e.g. IT) to develop and implement a strategic plan for ICCS that drives data acquisition system standardization, including data acquisition, communication, storage, and processing architecture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to motivate staff to achieve company goals.
• Familiarity with National Instruments LabVIEW tools, PLCs (preferably Allen‑Bradley), Chemical plant control systems (preferably Emerson).
• Familiarity with state‑of‑the‑art for cloud‑side IoT platforms such as Losant, Things Board, AWS, Azure.
• Familiarity with data visualization systems such as Grafana, Power
  
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• Familiarity with industrial communication protocols such as MODBUS, HART, TCP/IP.
• Familiarity with IoT communication protocols such as LoRa, LTE, MQTT.
• Familiarity with selection and installation of instrumentation used in residential and…