Automation Engineer: Design, PLC & SCADA Systems

Tesco Controls; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls, an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, seeks an Automation Engineer in Sacramento to design industrial electrical panels and develop PLC/SCADA applications. You will work across engineering lifecycle, coordinate with Manufacturing, and support commissioning and field startup.

The role requires hands-on factory work, travel up to 10%, and collaboration with project teams to deliver robust control systems for water and infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls/Automation Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or closely related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Design complete industrial electrical/control panels in SolidWorks 3D space using approved components, standards, reusable assemblies, and model-based practices.
• Coordinate model validation with Manufacturing Engineering before customer submittal; resolve issues so approved design moves to production.
• Develop or support PLC applications including I/O configuration, control logic, sequences, interlocks, alarms, and commissioning support.
• Develop or support SCADA/HMI applications including graphics, navigation, alarms, historian configuration, and operator usability.
• Configure or support industrial networks and telemetry systems including switches, VLANs, links, and protocol gateways.
• Develop control-system documentation, test procedures, FAT scripts, commissioning records, and technical deliverables.
• Participate in factory testing, customer witness testing, field startup, and commissioning.
• Work with Project Management on daily tasks and schedules; elevate technical risk when needed.
• Maintain communication with Manufacturing Engineering and production during panel fabrication and testing.
• Visiting Tesco facilities Sacramento bi-weekly if assigned elsewhere; travel may be required.

Skills

Industrial automation

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

SolidWorks

Industrial networks

Education

Bachelor’s in Electrical/Controls/Automation (or related)

Tools

SolidWorks 3D

SolidWorks Electrical

Studio 5000 / Logix

TIA Portal

Job description

Tesco Controls, an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, seeks an Automation Engineer in Sacramento to design industrial electrical panels and develop PLC/SCADA applications. You will work across engineering lifecycle, coordinate with Manufacturing, and support commissioning and field startup.

The role requires hands-on factory work, travel up to 10%, and collaboration with project teams to deliver robust control systems for water and infrastructure projects.