Senior Automation & Controls Engineer – Equity & On-Site
Approach Venture
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Approach Venture in Waltham, MA is seeking a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer to own controls development from architecture to commissioning. This hands-on role involves PLCs, instrumentation, robotics, motion systems, and industrial hardware, with automation at the core of the product.
You will work across Siemens PLCs using TIA Portal, develop SCADA/HMI, integrate sensors and equipment, and support safety and fail-safe systems while collaborating with mechanical, chemistry, and process
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Robotics, Mechatronics, Chemical Engineering, or related)
- 4+ years of experience in industrial controls, automation, robotics, or manufacturing systems
- Strong hands-on PLC programming experience
- Proficiency with Siemens TIA Portal
- Experience with SCADA systems such as Ignition
- Experience taking automation/controls from architecture through commissioning on physical equipment
- Experience integrating sensors, instrumentation, motors, drives, valves, actuators, and industrial equipment
- Ability to troubleshoot controls software and hardware directly on manufacturing equipment
- Familiarity with industrial electrical systems and control-panel architecture
- Experience with safety-rated controls, machine safeguarding, or fail-safe systems
- Willingness to work on-site and travel between development and pilot facilities
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Responsibilities
- Design, program, deploy, and maintain industrial control systems for automated chemical production equipment
- Develop Siemens PLC programs using TIA Portal for reactors, fluid systems, thermal systems, material handling, and supporting equipment
- Build control logic for startup, operation, transitions, and safe shutdown sequences
- Develop SCADA and HMI systems for autonomous operation and operator visibility
- Configure Ignition-based SCADA environments, alarms, data logging, and diagnostics
- Integrate process instrumentation and robotics into automated control systems
- Implement safety-related controls, safety PLCs, and fail-safe motion
- Lead commissioning, debugging, and factory/site acceptance testing
- Support root cause analysis and corrective actions for equipment failures
- Collaborate with mechanical, chemistry, process, and manufacturing engineers
- Support commissioning and testing at pilot facilities as systems scale
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Approach Venture in Waltham, MA is seeking a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer to own controls development from architecture to commissioning. This hands-on role involves PLCs, instrumentation, robotics, motion systems, and industrial hardware, with automation at the core of the product.
You will work across Siemens PLCs using TIA Portal, develop SCADA/HMI, integrate sensors and equipment, and support safety and fail-safe systems while collaborating with mechanical, chemistry, and process
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