Senior Automation Controls Engineer

Heirloom Carbon; Brisbane (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Parental leave

Stock options

Flexible PTO

401(k)

Wellness reimbursement

Education budget

Job summary

Heirloom Carbon is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead development of industrial automation spanning lab-scale to large deployments. You’ll own design, programming, and commissioning of PLC/HMI/SCADA systems, drive standards, and collaborate across teams.

You’ll mentor peers, champion best practices, and ensure safe, reliable control architectures, with strong emphasis on electrical design, instrumentation, and data management.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in designing and deploying industrial automation systems.
• Strong PLC programming background with Allen-Bradley and/or Beckhoff.
• Experience with distributed HMI/SCADA apps including Ignition Perspective.
• Experience with UL 508A control panel design and NEC/NFPA 70E.
• Experience producing electrical drawings with CAD programs (AutoCAD/AutoCAD Electrical/SkyCAD).

Responsibilities

• Own the design, deployment, and commissioning of automation projects from lab-scale to large-scale deployments.
• Develop PLC and HMI/SCADA programming; interface with vendors and electrical design.
• Lead controls projects and guide design practices for scalable solutions.
• Develop standards and specifications for controls equipment, both in-house and purchased.
• Collaborate with mechanical and software teams for instrumentation and data management.
• Interface with IT on industrial networking strategies and architecture design.
• Produce electrical schematics, code documentation, loop diagrams, and panel layouts.
• Contribute to a PLC/HMI controls library and mentor peers.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA systems

Industrial electrical design

Safety-focused controls

Industrial networking & data

Tools

Ignition Perspective

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Electrical

SkyCAD

Job description

Heirloom Carbon is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead development of industrial automation spanning lab-scale to large deployments. You’ll own design, programming, and commissioning of PLC/HMI/SCADA systems, drive standards, and collaborate across teams.

You’ll mentor peers, champion best practices, and ensure safe, reliable control architectures, with strong emphasis on electrical design, instrumentation, and data management.