Senior Industrial Controls Engineer: Automation & SCADA

AM Batteries; Billerica (MA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Job summary

AM Batteries seeks a Senior Controls Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of advanced control systems for next-generation lithium-ion battery manufacturing equipment. The role centers on hands-on engineering, cross-functional collaboration, and supporting industrialization of AMB technologies in a startup environment.

Responsibilities include PLC programming, SCADA and HMI work, motion control on roll-to-roll equipment, and integration with vendors and panel shops.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in industrial controls and machinery automation.
• Proficiency with PLC programming and industrial automation hardware.
• Understanding of Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, and similar protocols.
• Experience with electrical schematics and control panel documentation.
• Knowledge of machine and electrical safety practices and lockout/tagout.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot real-world manufacturing equipment issues.
• Experience working with vendors and integrators.
• SQL databases for data storage and retrieval; Python for automation and data tasks.
• Strong communication and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Convert heuristics into defined, tested automation that scales with production needs.
• Design, develop, program and maintain PLCs for complex automation.
• Configure and extend SCADA systems to support R&D, process development, and manufacturing operations.
• Develop and maintain HMIs for operation, diagnostics, and development workflows.
• Implement motion control on roll-to-roll equipment: servo setup, multi-zone tension, line speed synchronization, and registration.
• Collaborate with mechanical design and process engineers to define control requirements.
• Review electrical packages on machines: panel design, drives, protection, instrumentation, and sensors.
• Apply advanced control strategies to optimize performance, uptime, and process capability.
• Own controls integration with machine builders, integrators, and panel shops.
• Execute system testing, validation, commissioning, and startup for new equipment and pilot lines.
• Troubleshoot controls-related issues in deployed systems.
• Adhere to machine and electrical safety requirements and lockout/tagout procedures.
• Develop and maintain documentation for control designs and procedures.
• Keep code and drawings under version control and maintain records for patent support.
• Support SQL database integration and data collection for manufacturing and development.

Skills

PLC programming

Industrial automation hardware

Ethernet/IP

Modbus

Profibus

SQL databases

Python

Troubleshooting

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Safety systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

SCADA Ignition

HMI development

Siemens drives

Job description

AM Batteries seeks a Senior Controls Engineer to lead design, development, and deployment of advanced control systems for next-generation lithium-ion battery manufacturing equipment. The role centers on hands-on engineering, cross-functional collaboration, and supporting industrialization of AMB technologies in a startup environment.

Responsibilities include PLC programming, SCADA and HMI work, motion control on roll-to-roll equipment, and integration with vendors and panel shops.