Responsibilities

• A control engineer reviews a company's manufacturing projects, reviews operating control systems and coordinates activities related to the development of the project's scope and schedules. The engineer also compiles, codes and categorizes information, records operating data and interacts with computer servers, according to O*Net OnLine.
  
  

Qualitative Abilities, Tools and Technologies

• Good communication skills, math acumen and the ability to properly manage time and resources are assets in the engineering field. To perform the necessary duties proficiently, a control engineer often uses cold forming presses, interferometers, vibration control systems and analytical software, such as Sigmetrix CETOL 6 Sigma.
  
  

Academic Qualifications and Remuneration

• A control engineer usually has a four-year college degree in industrial or electrical engineering, math or another quantitative discipline. According to the career resources portal Indeed.com, the average annual pay for a control engineer was $88,000 as of 2010.