Senior Controls Tech - PLC/SCADA, Onsite

Helion; Everett (WA); Sur place; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits

PTO

401(k) match

Disability & life insurance

Parental leave

Wellness stipend

Résumé du poste

Helion, a fusion power company in Everett, WA, seeks a Senior Controls Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, and improve automated manufacturing equipment used for high-voltage modules in fusion reactor systems. The role reports to the Supervisor of Technical Maintenance and may require multi-shift coverage as operations grow.

You will work with Controls Engineering and Factory Development to ensure reliability, safety, and scalability of control architectures, integrating robotics, SCADA, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting industrial automation, controls, or production equipment in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting ability with PLC/HMI-controlled equipment, electrical controls, instrumentation, sensors, drives (VFD and Servo), industrial networks, electrically and pneumatically controlled valves and machine safety systems.
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and process diagrams
• Experience supporting robotics and SCADA/HMI platforms used in automated manufacturing environments; examples may includeFanuc, Ignition, FactoryTalk, Rockwell/Studio 5000, Siemens/TIA Portal, or similar systems.
• Ability to safely troubleshoot energized industrial systems when appropriate, while following lockout/tagout, electrical safety (NFPA 70E), arc-flash, machine guarding, and site safety procedures.
• Ability to document troubleshooting steps, root cause, corrective actions, procedures, and minor controls changes clearly to support handoff, repeatability, and future maintenance.
• Ability to work assigned schedules as operations evolve, including day, swing, night, rotating, overtime, weekend, or on-call coverage as needed.
• Ability to lift up to 49 pounds unassisted, stand and walk during shifts up to 12 hours, and regularly bend, lift, stretch, and reach below the waist and above the head.

Responsabilités

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and restore complex automated manufacturing equipment, including PLC/HMI-controlled systems, instrumentation, drives, sensors, safety circuits, robotics, and SCADA interfaces.
• Support production uptime through rapid diagnosis of electrical, controls, network, and automation faults while following lockout/tagout, electrical safety, and established escalation practices.
• Perform controlled minor updates to PLC/HMI logic, parameters, alarms, recipes, and operator interfaces to support equipment operation, maintenance, and reliability; elevate larger changes through engineering change control.
• Support controls checkout, commissioning, validation, and handoff for new or modified equipment in partnership with Controls Engineering, Factory Development, equipment vendors, and system integrators.
• Improve maintainability by documenting faults, root causes, corrective actions, procedures, and troubleshooting guides in the CMMS and relevant controls documentation.
• Identify recurring controls issues, weak architectures, obsolete components, and support gaps; help define practical improvements that reduce downtime, improve technician leverage, and prepare systems for production scale.
• Other duties as required.

Connaissances

PLC/HMI control systems

Electrical controls

Schematic reading

Robotics/SCADA platforms

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Documentation & handoff

Team collaboration

Safety procedures

Schedule flexibility

Formation

High school diploma or equivalent

Technical degree or apprenticeship

Military/technical training considered

Outils

Fanuc

Ignition

FactoryTalk

Rockwell Studio 5000

Siemens TIA Portal

Description du poste

Helion, a fusion power company in Everett, WA, seeks a Senior Controls Technician to maintain, troubleshoot, and improve automated manufacturing equipment used for high-voltage modules in fusion reactor systems. The role reports to the Supervisor of Technical Maintenance and may require multi-shift coverage as operations grow.

You will work with Controls Engineering and Factory Development to ensure reliability, safety, and scalability of control architectures, integrating robotics, SCADA, and