Controls Engineer: Motion, PLCs & HMI Expert

Sierra Pacific Company; Shelton (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Sierra Pacific Industries seeks a qualified Controls Engineer to work with our Shelton fabrication team in Washington. You will program and tune motion axes, debug PLCs/HMIs, and design control systems for high-performance machinery.

Responsibilities include planning installations, supervising machinery integration, driving process improvements, and training maintenance staff, with some overnight travel within CA/WA and phone support for division technicians.

Qualifications

• Related Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong working knowledge of motion controllers, PLCs, servo systems, and HMIs.
• Experience with servo and hydraulic motion control and tuning preferred.
• Experience with Allen Bradley Control Logix and Kinetix systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Program and tune multiple axis of motion control.
• Program and debug PLCs and HMIs.
• Design control systems used in high-performance machinery.
• Plan and coordinate new equipment installations.
• Supervise installation and optimization of machinery.
• Identify and implement process improvements.
• Administer modifications of existing PLC programs with mill personnel.
• Train maintenance and operation staff.
• Provide phone support for division technicians.

Skills

Motion controllers

PLCs

Servo systems

HMIs

Machine vision

Communication skills

AutoCAD

Math skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Allen Bradley Control Logix

Kinetix

AutoCAD

Job description

Sierra Pacific Industries seeks a qualified Controls Engineer to work with our Shelton fabrication team in Washington. You will program and tune motion axes, debug PLCs/HMIs, and design control systems for high-performance machinery.

Responsibilities include planning installations, supervising machinery integration, driving process improvements, and training maintenance staff, with some overnight travel within CA/WA and phone support for division technicians.