Controls Hardware Engineer — Industrial Automation (Equity)
Pacific Fusion
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Job summary
Pacific Fusion seeks a Controls Hardware Engineer to bridge project teams and define control system requirements. You will design significant parts of our main control system and work with electrical schematics, 24VDC and 480VAC power, PLC/HMI hardware, and safety interlocks.
Requirements include a BS in Electrical/Controls Engineering and 5+ years in industrial automation, plus experience with NFPA standards.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in industrial automation or control system design.
- Proficiency with PLC-based systems.
- Experience with VFDs, servo drives, and motion control systems.
- Familiarity with systems operating at 24VDC and 480VAC.
- Strong understanding of NFPA 70/70E/79 and IEC 61511 standards.
- Proven ability to develop system requirements and translate them into design documentation.
Responsibilities
- Develop control architectures for safety-critical and utility systems.
- Design electrical schematics, control panels, and wiring diagrams for 24VDC control and 480VAC drive power systems.
- Specify and integrate PLC, HMI, and communication hardware. Configure and commission VFDs, servo drives, and motion control systems.
- Implement and verify safety interlock and process control logic in accordance with SIS and NFPA standards.
- Develop and test PLC programs using structured and modular programming practices.
- Conduct system-level integration testing, troubleshooting, and commissioning support.
- Work with instrumentation and field devices to ensure proper control and feedback integration.
- Develop technical documentation including I/O lists, control narratives, functional requirements, and validation test procedures.
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Job description
Pacific Fusion seeks a Controls Hardware Engineer to bridge project teams and define control system requirements. You will design significant parts of our main control system and work with electrical schematics, 24VDC and 480VAC power, PLC/HMI hardware, and safety interlocks.
Requirements include a BS in Electrical/Controls Engineering and 5+ years in industrial automation, plus experience with NFPA standards.
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