Senior Automation Engineer - Lead PLC/SCADA & Panel Design

United Flow Technologies (UFT); Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Tesco Controls is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to lead technical execution across panel design, PLC, SCADA/HMI, networking, and commissioning. The role stays hands‑on, mentoring engineers, reviewing models and code, and supporting FAT, startup, and field commissioning; travel up to 10%.

Join a stable, growing company delivering critical infrastructure and water/wastewater solutions in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Typically 8+ years of industrial controls / systems‑integration experience with advanced technical capability.
• Expert‑level capability in at least one major discipline (panel design, PLC, SCADA/HMI, etc.).
• Strong panel‑design fundamentals including power/control distribution, I/O, wiring, grounds, and maintainability.
• Working knowledge of UL 508A and familiarity with UL 891 / UL 845 equipment and manufacturing constraints.
• Experience with major control platforms such as Rockwell/AB, Siemens, Schneider Electric, and comparable owner‑standard platforms.
• Experience with SCADA/HMI systems like Ignition, Wonderware/Valeva, VTScada, FactoryTalk, GE Digital, or similar.
• Practical knowledge of industrial protocols such as EtherNet/IP, Modbus, OPC UA; beneficial field troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical work through design, FAT, field startup, and customer acceptance without formal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical execution for complex projects or defined technical workstreams in panel design, PLC, SCADA/HMI, networking/telemetry, systems architecture, FAT, and/or commissioning.
• Translate Tesco enterprise standards and CTMO‑led methods into practical project‑specific technical approaches.
• Perform and review complete control‑panel design in SolidWorks, including layout, electrical design intent, and Interfaces.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing Engineering before submittal to resolve constructability, UL/listing, access, thermal, fabrication, wiring, material, and production issues.
• Develop, review, and troubleshoot PLC applications, SCADA/HMI systems, industrial networks, telemetry, instrumentation, and interfaces.
• Mentor Automation Engineers and Junior Engineers through real project work, design/code review, FAT, troubleshooting, and field commissioning.
• Own difficult technical decisions and clearly communicate assumptions, risks, standards, and unresolved issues to the Project Manager.
• Support estimating and proposal development for technically complex scopes by applying actual project knowledge and productivity experience.
• Participate in FAT, startup, commissioning, root‑cause analysis, and lessons‑learned activities; feed recurring issues into standards.
• Participate in regular shop walks and interface with production for panels in manufacturing.

Skills

Panel design

PLC

SCADA/HMI

Industrial networking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls Engineering

Tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Ignition

AVEVA/Wonderware

VTScada

FactoryTalk

Job description

Tesco Controls is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to lead technical execution across panel design, PLC, SCADA/HMI, networking, and commissioning. The role stays hands‑on, mentoring engineers, reviewing models and code, and supporting FAT, startup, and field commissioning; travel up to 10%.

Join a stable, growing company delivering critical infrastructure and water/wastewater solutions in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.