Senior Controls Technician – Industrial Automation Expert

Fusion Energy Base; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

PTO 31 days (vacation & sick)

10 paid holidays + winter break

401(k) with up to 5% match

Disability & life insurance

Paid parental leave

Annual wellness stipend

Job summary

Helion in Everett, WA is seeking a Senior Controls Technician to maintain and improve PLC/HMI controlled manufacturing equipment, troubleshoot electrical controls, instrumentation, drives, and safety systems to keep production running.

You will collaborate with Controls Engineering and Factory Development, update CMMS documentation, support commissioning, and help scale systems for multi-shift, 24/7 readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years supporting industrial automation, controls, or production equipment.
• High school diploma; technical training may substitute for some experience.
• Strong PLC/HMI troubleshooting across electrical controls and sensors.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and process diagrams.
• Experience with robotics and SCADA/HMI platforms in manufacturing.
• Safe troubleshooting of energized systems per NFPA 70E and LOTO.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and restore complex automated manufacturing equipment.
• Support uptime by diagnosing electrical, controls, network, and automation faults.
• Update PLC/HMI logic, alarms, and interfaces; escalate larger changes via ECR.
• Support commissioning and handoff for new or modified equipment.
• Document faults, root causes, and fixes in CMMS; improve maintainability.
• Collaborate with Controls Engineering and Factory Development teams.

Skills

5+ years experience

PLC/HMI troubleshooting

Electrical controls

Instrumentation & sensors

Drives (VFD & Servo)

Industrial networks

Safety systems knowledge

Read electrical schematics

Robotics/SCADA exposure

Lockout/tagout & NFPA70E

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Fanuc

Ignition

FactoryTalk

Rockwell/Studio 5000

Siemens/TIA Portal

Job description

Helion in Everett, WA is seeking a Senior Controls Technician to maintain and improve PLC/HMI controlled manufacturing equipment, troubleshoot electrical controls, instrumentation, drives, and safety systems to keep production running.

You will collaborate with Controls Engineering and Factory Development, update CMMS documentation, support commissioning, and help scale systems for multi-shift, 24/7 readiness.