Automation, Controls & Electronics Technologist (Centennial, CO, USA)

Orica Limited; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental plans

Vision plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid time off

401(k) + company match

Job summary

Orica is seeking an Automation, Controls & Electronics Technologist for Centennial, CO. The role focuses on maintaining and improving industrial automation across multiple sites, including PLCs, HMI/SCADA, DCS, and instrumentation.

You will work with electrical and electronic control systems within demanding manufacturing environments. You will collaborate with engineers, asset management, reliability, and safety specialists to apply best practices and advance automation capabilities globally.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting industrial automation, controls, instrumentation, electrical systems, or related manufacturing technologies.
• Experience with PLC systems, HMI/SCADA platforms, DCS platforms, industrial instrumentation.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and operational stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain industrial control, automation, instrumentation, and electronic systems across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical, electronic, instrumentation, networking, and control system issues.
• Support PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, and related automation platforms.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize field devices including sensors, transmitters, analyzers, actuators, and control panels.
• Support industrial communication networks and connected manufacturing technologies.
• Develop and maintain control philosophies, loop drawings, control narratives, system documentation, and automation configurations.
• Support historian systems, data integrity, backups, and digitalization initiatives.
• Participate in root cause investigations and reliability improvement activities.
• Provide technical support to production, maintenance, engineering, projects, and operational teams.
• Lead or support Management of Change (MOC) activities involving automation, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Collaborate with site and project teams to identify automation, reliability, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Support functional safety and process control programs as required.
• Partner with global technical experts to share best practices and advance automation capabilities across the business.

Skills

Industrial automation

PLC systems

HMI/SCADA platforms

DCS platforms

Industrial instrumentation

Industrial networking

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Electrical Engineering Technology

Electronics Engineering Technology

Mechatronics

Automation Engineering Technology

Electrical Engineering

Electronics Engineering

Instrumentation & Control Engineering

Tools

Ethernet/IP

Modbus

Profibus

DeviceNet

VFDs

Job description

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Automation, Controls & Electronics Technologist (Centennial, CO, USA)

Date: 24 Sept 2026

Location: Centennial, CO, US, 80112

Company: Orica

Automation, Controls & Electronics Technologist (Centennial, CO, USA)

You’ll work with PLCs, industrial networks, instrumentation, electrical and electronic control systems, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), and manufacturing technologies that are critical to safe and reliable operations. This role offers exposure to complex industrial environments, advanced automation technologies, and opportunities to influence the future of manufacturing performance and reliability.

We encourage applications from candidates with backgrounds in:

Why Join Orica?

Work on Complex, High-Impact Systems

Support automation, electronics, and control systems across multiple manufacturing sites, gaining exposure to a broad range of technologies and operational challenges.

Expand Your Technical Expertise

Collaborate with automation, engineering, asset management, reliability, and functional safety specialists across North America and globally. Participate in technical communities that drive innovation and standardization..

Make a Difference

You’ll play a key role in improving safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations while helping modernize industrial technology across the business.

What you will be doing

• Support and maintain industrial control, automation, instrumentation, and electronic systems across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical, electronic, instrumentation, networking, and control system issues.
• Support PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, and related automation platforms.
• Configure, maintain, and optimize field devices including sensors, transmitters, analyzers, actuators, and control panels.
• Support industrial communication networks and connected manufacturing technologies.
• Develop and maintain control philosophies, loop drawings, control narratives, system documentation, and automation configurations.
• Support historian systems, data integrity, backups, and digitalization initiatives.
• Participate in root cause investigations and reliability improvement activities.
• Provide technical support to production, maintenance, engineering, projects, and operational teams.
• Lead or support Management of Change (MOC) activities involving automation, instrumentation, and control systems.
• Collaborate with site and project teams to identify automation, reliability, and operational improvement opportunities.
• Support functional safety and process control programs as required.
• Partner with global technical experts to share best practices and advance automation capabilities across the business.

What We’re Looking For

Required

• 3+ years of experience supporting industrial automation, controls, instrumentation, industrial electronics, electrical systems, or related manufacturing technologies.
• Experience with one or more of the following:

• PLC systems
• HMI/SCADA platforms
• DCS platforms
• Industrial instrumentation
• Electronic control systems
• Industrial networking technologies

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in a manufacturing, industrial, or process environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and operational stakeholders.
• Diploma, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent technical qualification in:
• Electrical Engineering Technology
• Electronics Engineering Technology
• Mechatronics
• Automation Engineering Technology
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics Engineering
• Instrumentation & Control Engineering

Comparable technical disciplines.

Preferred

• Experience as an:

• Experience with platforms such as:

• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols including Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, DeviceNet, or similar technologies.
• Experience with VFDs, motor controls, sensors, analyzers, and industrial electronics.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, chemical, mining, energy, industrial process, or heavy industrial operations.
• Knowledge of functional safety, SIS lifecycle management, SIL verification, and process control systems.
• Understanding of engineering standards and Management of Change processes.

• Individual contributor with no direct reports
• Must be open to reporting to the Centennial office at least three days a week
• Ability to travel up to 50% throughout the US and Canada

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find your home.

Compensation Range

• $89,700 - $110,000 USD per year
• Eligible for annual short-term incentive plan

(Salary to be determined by the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)

• Medical/Prescription Drug – Three (3) plans to choose from
• Dental – Two (2) plans to choose from
• Vision – Two (2) plans to choose from
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic Employee Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Employee/Dependent Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Company provided Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company provided Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Plans
• Voluntary Identity Theft Protection
• Voluntary Legal Plan
• 401(k) + Company Match
• Company provided Maternity Leave
• Company provided Bonding Leave
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick & Safe Time
• Nine (9) Scheduled Holidays + Two (2) Floating Holidays

We reserve the right to close this posting early or extend the application period based on business needs.

Orica is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are a Drug-free workplace.

We respect and value all

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.