Senior Controls Engineer: Lead Industrial Automation at Scale

AENU; Brisbane (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Stock options

Flexible PTO

parental leave 16 weeks

Education budget

Job summary

Heirloom is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to develop industrial automation solutions across research, engineering, and scaled deployments. You will lead projects, drive design practices, and elevate the controls team's ability to deliver custom automation at scale.

The role requires a strong PLC programming background, HMI/SCADA experience (Ignition Perspective preferred), and expertise in safety-centric control systems; you will mentor peers and shape standards for in-house and vendor

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience designing and deploying industrial automation systems.
• Strong background in PLC programming, especially from scratch; Allen-Bradley and/or Beckhoff preferred.
• Experience with distributed HMI/SCADA applications, Ignition Perspective a plus.
• Expertise in controls electrical engineering including UL 508A panel design and NEC/NFPA 70E.
• Experience producing electrical drawings with CAD programs (AutoCAD/AutoCAD Electrical/ SkyCAD).
• Strong background in safety-related controls engineering per IEC 62061/61511/ISO 13849-1.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration and ownership to deliver high-quality work on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, deployment, and commissioning of automation projects from lab to large-scale deployments.
• Develop PLC and HMI/SCADA programming and interface with vendors and contractors.
• Act as automation SME guiding decisions on discrete and continuous processes at scale.
• Develop standards/specifications for controls equipment, in-house and vendor-sourced.
• Collaborate with mechanical team on controls and instrumentation selection for custom equipment.
• Interface with software team to develop data collection and management layers.
• Work with IT on industrial networking strategies and architecture.
• Mentor peers and promote engineering best practices.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA programming

Electrical design

Project leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety systems engineering

Instrumentation selection

Tools

Allen-Bradley

Beckhoff

Ignition Perspective

AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD

Job description

Heirloom is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to develop industrial automation solutions across research, engineering, and scaled deployments. You will lead projects, drive design practices, and elevate the controls team's ability to deliver custom automation at scale.

The role requires a strong PLC programming background, HMI/SCADA experience (Ignition Perspective preferred), and expertise in safety-centric control systems; you will mentor peers and shape standards for in-house and vendor