Automation & Controls Engineer: PLC/SCADA for Laser Systems

Limelight Steel; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health benefits

Time off

401(k) with match

Catered team lunches

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Limelight Steel is seeking an Automation & Controls Engineer to support commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades of electrical and controls for our demo-scale laser furnace and related process equipment.

You will work in the field and on-site, performing wiring, panel changes, PLC/SCADA support, and documentation updates, with emphasis on safety and hands-on problem solving in a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in electrical controls, automation, or related hands‑on engineering work.
• Working knowledge of industrial control systems, PLCs, SCADA/HMI systems, electrical panels, field wiring, instrumentation, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to read and update electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, I/O lists, device documentation, and P&IDs.
• Strong hands‑on troubleshooting skills and willingness to work in the field on wiring, installation, checkout, and commissioning tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day troubleshooting, maintenance, and improvement of existing SCADA, and PLC systems.
• Assist with field wiring, panel changes, device configuration, checkout, and commissioning of furnace subsystems.
• Make and test HMI/SCADA updates in Ignition, including screen changes, tag updates, alarm updates, trends, and operator interface improvements.
• Support Codesys PLC troubleshooting, logic changes, I/O mapping, function block testing, and controls verification.
• Create and maintain controls-related engineering documentation, including P&IDs, control narratives, I/O lists, loop drawings, panel schematics, and device settings.
• Integrate and troubleshoot equipment such as lasers, vacuum pumps, chillers, sensors, valves, VFDs, heaters, and other industrial devices.
• Support safe operation of furnace subsystems, including laser systems, high-temperature equipment, vacuum equipment, cooling systems, and power distribution.
• Provide hands‑on support during equipment startup, testing, maintenance, and operational troubleshooting.

Job description

Limelight Steel is seeking an Automation & Controls Engineer to support commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades of electrical and controls for our demo-scale laser furnace and related process equipment.

You will work in the field and on-site, performing wiring, panel changes, PLC/SCADA support, and documentation updates, with emphasis on safety and hands-on problem solving in a fast-growing startup.