Controls & Automation Engineer — PLC/SCADA, Equity & PTO

Phoenix Tailings, Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

Learning & development

Job summary

Phoenix Tailings, Inc. in Rochester, NY, is building the Freedom Facility to scale domestic rare earth processing.

This role focuses on controls and automation, developing and supporting PLC logic, HMIs, alarms, and instrumentation to keep the plant safe, reliable, and efficient. You will calibrate sensors, verify field wiring, troubleshoot control software, and document changes with operations and IT to ensure clear ownership.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
• Hands-on experience programming or troubleshooting PLCs and supporting HMI or SCADA applications.
• Working knowledge of process instrumentation, sensor calibration, field wiring, and industrial communications used to monitor and control plant equipment.
• Ability to read electrical or control drawings, and document faults and system changes clearly.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support PLC logic, HMI displays, alarms, and operating trends that give operators reliable visibility and control of the separations process
• Verify sensors, instrumentation, field wiring, and process signals through calibration checks, input/output checkout, and commissioning tests
• Troubleshoot control logic, industrial communications, and instrument problems, comparing system data with field conditions to identify the underlying fault
• Support equipment checkout and startup with operations and IT, testing automated responses and clarifying ownership of plant-network and control-system issues
• Maintain control narratives, instrument records, input/output lists, and as-built documentation so changes can be understood, maintained, and safely supported

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Instrumentation calibration

Reading drawings

Education

Electrical/Controls engineering degree

Tools

PLC hardware

HMI/SCADA software

Instrumentation calibration tools

Job description

Phoenix Tailings, Inc. in Rochester, NY, is building the Freedom Facility to scale domestic rare earth processing.

This role focuses on controls and automation, developing and supporting PLC logic, HMIs, alarms, and instrumentation to keep the plant safe, reliable, and efficient. You will calibrate sensors, verify field wiring, troubleshoot control software, and document changes with operations and IT to ensure clear ownership.