Senior Controls Engineer

Vantage Consulting; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Senior Controls Engineer / Technical Controls Lead in Redmond, WA, on-site with minimal travel. Role centers on PLC and SCADA integration for construction and infrastructure projects.

You will lead hands-on control systems work, review designs, mentor engineers and support FAT/SAT, commissioning and startup activities while collaborating with contractors and customers. Relocation support is available.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in PLC programming and controls integration for complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of Rockwell/Allen-Bradley ecosystems (ControlLogix, Studio 5000).
• Experience with SCADA/HMI systems and controls documentation.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior technical resource for a local controls engineering team.
• Remain hands-on with PLC, SCADA/HMI and systems integration.
• Review technical designs, programming and controls architecture.
• Support engineers with troubleshooting and complex technical issues.
• Help establish engineering standards and improve technical consistency.
• Support project scoping, estimating and technical planning.
• Work closely with construction teams, contractors and customers.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning and startup activities.
• Mentor engineers and gradually take greater ownership of technical leadership.
• Support continued growth of the Redmond controls team.

Skills

PLC programming

Rockwell/AB

SCADA/HMI

Controls design

Construction projects

Cross-discipline collaboration

Ignition experience

Job description

Senior Controls Engineer / Technical Controls Lead

Redmond, WA | On-site | Minimal Travel | Relocation Support Available

I’m recruiting for a senior controls opportunity with an established systems integration business in Redmond, Washington.

The team is looking for someone with a strong PLC / SCADA controls background who understands how controls systems are applied on real construction and infrastructure projects.

This could suit an experienced Senior Controls Engineer, Systems Integrator or Controls Project Engineer who is ready to take the next step into technical leadership. Previous people-management experience is useful, but deep technical capability and relevant project experience are more important.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as a senior technical resource for a local controls engineering team
• Remain hands-on with PLC, SCADA/HMI and systems integration
• Review technical designs, programming and controls architecture
• Support engineers with troubleshooting and complex technical issues
• Help establish engineering standards and improve technical consistency
• Support project scoping, estimating and technical planning
• Work closely with construction teams, contractors and customers
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning and startup activities
• Mentor engineers and gradually take greater ownership of technical leadership
• Support continued growth of the Redmond controls team

The experience we’re looking for

Strong experience with:

• PLC programming and controls integration
• Rockwell / Allen-Bradley, ControlLogix and Studio 5000
• SCADA / HMI systems
• Controls design, commissioning and troubleshooting
• Construction or infrastructure project delivery
• Working alongside contractors, construction teams and other engineering disciplines
• Reading drawings, sequences, specifications and controls documentation

Ignition experience is highly desirable, but comparable SCADA expertise will also be considered.

Sector experience

The strongest backgrounds will come from controls projects within:

• Transit / rail / light rail infrastructure
• Water or wastewater treatment plants
• Data centers / critical facilities
• HVAC / building controls
• Government or municipal infrastructure upgrades

Transit experience is particularly attractive.

The local transit work includes controls for stations, heating and cooling, lighting, emergency tunnel systems, ventilation fans, air-quality monitoring and associated infrastructure systems.

Leadership

You do not need to already be an experienced Controls Manager.

A technically strong Senior Controls Engineer who has led projects, mentored engineers or acted as the senior technical person on-site could be a very good fit.

The business can support the development of the management side — they need the technical resource first.

Why consider it?

• Clear route from Senior Controls Engineer into technical leadership
• Opportunity to become the go-to controls resource for the Redmond operation
• Predominantly local project work with minimal travel
• Relocation assistance available
• Long-term opportunity to lead and develop a technical team
• Five days per week based in the Redmond office / project environment