Senior Automation & Controls Engineer - Hybrid with ESOP

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Flexible scheduling

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Job summary

A prominent engineering firm in California seeks a skilled automation engineer to enhance control-system logic for public-service infrastructure. The role spans design, software development, and on-site validation in automated processes. Ideal candidates possess at least three years of PLC programming experience and a relevant bachelor's degree. The position offers a full-time schedule with competitive benefits and flexible work options, including potential hybrid arrangements. Travel may be required up to 25%.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in automation, controls, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of direct PLC/HMI/SCADA programming experience preferred.
• Experience in municipal or mission-critical utility environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and refine PLC programs using major industrial platforms.
• Configure supervisory interfaces and visualization environments.
• Develop data-logging, alarm management, and reporting functions.
• Perform site deployment, functional testing, and troubleshooting.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA configuration

Control logic understanding

Data-logging and alarm management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (electrical, mechanical, computing)

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Modicon

Wonderware

FactoryTalk

Job description

A prominent engineering firm in California seeks a skilled automation engineer to enhance control-system logic for public-service infrastructure. The role spans design, software development, and on-site validation in automated processes. Ideal candidates possess at least three years of PLC programming experience and a relevant bachelor's degree. The position offers a full-time schedule with competitive benefits and flexible work options, including potential hybrid arrangements. Travel may be required up to 25%.