Senior Controls/Automation Engineer II
solidpower
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Job summary
Solid Power is seeking a Senior Controls/Automation Engineer II to lead the design, commissioning, startup, and optimization of advanced manufacturing systems for next-generation sulfide solid-state electrolytes. You will own controls across capital projects, equipment start-up, and ongoing manufacturing support.
The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with Allen-Bradley control platforms, strong automation architecture knowledge, and the ability to translate process requirements into
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years of relevant industrial controls, automation, or manufacturing experience.
- Advanced proficiency with Allen Bradley PLC platforms and Rockwell software.
- Experience developing, troubleshooting, and commissioning PLC logic for industrial equipment.
- Experience with HMI/SCADA development and data visualization.
- Strong understanding of Ethernet/IP and plant-level networking.
Responsibilities
- Lead design, development, implementation, troubleshooting, and optimization of electrical control systems for chemical and materials manufacturing equipment.
- Develop PLC programs and modify logic for industrial process equipment, material handling, utilities, and integrated systems.
- Support FAT/SAT, commissioning, startup, and ramp activities including validation of controls functionality and safety circuits.
- Review and approve controls-related design deliverables (schematics, panels, networks, I/O lists, specs).
- Develop and maintain HMI/SCADA applications for clear operator control and alarms.
- Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, and networking issues to minimize downtime.
- Collaborate with process engineering, production, facilities, IT/OT, and vendors to deliver robust automation solutions.
- Support integration between equipment-level controls and plant networks, historians, and support platforms.
- Specify and evaluate controls hardware (PLCs, remote I/O, sensors, drives, safety devices).
- Establish and maintain PLC code structure, alarms, backups, and revision control.
- Own controls-related documentation and commissioning records.
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Job description
Solid Power is seeking a Senior Controls/Automation Engineer II to support the design, commissioning, startup, and long-term optimization of advanced manufacturing systems used in the development and production of next-generation all Sulfide Solid State Electrolytes. Solid Power is a dynamic, fast-paced, collaborative team environment, and this role is intended for an experienced controls engineer who can operate independently across capital project execution, equipment startup, and manufacturing support.
This position is responsible for developing, troubleshooting, improving, and sustaining industrial control systems across new and existing process equipment. The role includes PLC programming, HMI and SCADA development, equipment networking, instrumentation integration, electrical design review, FAT/SAT execution, commissioning support, and rapid response to equipment issues impacting safety, quality, delivery, or uptime.
The ideal candidate has deep hands-on experience with Allen Bradley control platforms, strong working knowledge of industrial automation architecture, and the ability to translate process and equipment requirements into safe, reliable, maintainable control strategies. This person must be equally comfortable working in the field with technicians and vendors, reviewing design packages with engineering teams, and independently resolving complex equipment and controls issues during startup and production ramp.
- Lead the design, development, implementation, troubleshooting, and optimization of electrical control systems for advanced chemical and materials manufacturing equipment.
- Develop new PLC programs and modify existing logic for industrial process equipment, material handling systems, utilities, and integrated production systems.
- Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, and ramp activities for new equipment and process systems, including validation of controls functionality, interlocks, alarms, permissive, safety circuits, and operator interfaces.
- Review and approve controls-related design deliverables, including electrical schematics, control panel layouts, network architecture, I/O lists, instrumentation specifications, cause-and-effect logic, and equipment sequence documentation.
- Develop and maintain HMI and SCADA applications that provide clear operator control, alarm visibility, equipment status, data access, and troubleshooting capability.
- Troubleshoot PLC, HMI, SCADA, instrumentation, VFD, networking, and industrial safety system issues to minimize downtime and improve equipment performance.
- Collaborate with process engineering, production, facilities, maintenance, IT/OT, manufacturing, EHS, quality, and external vendors to deliver robust and maintainable automation solutions.
- Support integration between equipment-level controls, plant networks, data systems, historians, and manufacturing support platforms.
- Specify and evaluate controls hardware, including PLCs, remote I/O, industrial networks, sensors, transmitters, VFDs, valve banks, safety relays, circuit protection devices, and other control system components.
- Establish and maintain standards for PLC code structure, HMI design, control narratives, alarm management, system backups, and revision control.
- Own controls-related documentation, including PLC backups, software revision history, network diagrams, control narratives, equipment sequence documents, and commissioning records.
- Provide hands-on support during equipment downtime, startup issues, and urgent production-impacting events.
- Mentor engineers, technicians, and electrical support personnel to build internal controls capability and reduce long-term dependence on external vendors.
- Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintainability, safety, throughput, quality, and operator usability through controls improvements.
- Ensure control systems are implemented in accordance with applicable electrical, safety, and hazardous-location standards.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant industrial controls, automation, equipment engineering, or manufacturing engineering experience.
- Advanced proficiency with Allen Bradley PLC platforms and Rockwell Automation software, including Studio 5000 Logix Designer.
- Experience developing, troubleshooting, and commissioning PLC logic for industrial manufacturing equipment.
- Experience with HMI and SCADA development, including operator interface design, alarm configuration, equipment status screens, and data visualization.
- Strong understanding of industrial networking, including Ethernet/IP and communication between PLCs, HMIs, drives, remote I/O, instrumentation, and plant-level systems.
- Experience supporting FAT, SAT, commissioning, startup, and production ramp of new process equipment or manufacturing
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