Automation Systems Engineer: PLC/SCADA Mastery & Reliability

Brightpath Associates LLC; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking an Automation Systems Engineer in California to maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance PLC, SCADA, and HMI environments, ensuring safe and efficient plant operations. You will partner with Production, Maintenance, and Quality to stabilize systems, document changes, and drive continuous improvements.

The role emphasizes strong technical ownership, clear standards, and scalable automation foundations to support long-term performance and data-driven decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining PLC, SCADA, and HMI environments.
• Strong documentation and change control practices.
• Collaborates with Production, Maintenance, and Quality teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve PLC and SCADA environments to keep plant operations safe and efficient.
• Support day-to-day reliability, documentation, and version control to enable quick troubleshooting.
• Lead automation work with contractors and integrators within projects and improvements.

Tools

PLC

SCADA

HMI

Job description

Brightpath Associates LLC is seeking an Automation Systems Engineer in California to maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance PLC, SCADA, and HMI environments, ensuring safe and efficient plant operations. You will partner with Production, Maintenance, and Quality to stabilize systems, document changes, and drive continuous improvements.

The role emphasizes strong technical ownership, clear standards, and scalable automation foundations to support long-term performance and data-driven decision-making.