Senior Industrial Controls Engineer — PLC/SCADA, HMI

Boyd; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Boyd Corp in Fredericksburg, VA seeks an experienced Electrical/Controls Engineer to design and program industrial control systems for thermal management and automated test equipment. You will work across electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-performance solutions.

The role requires hands-on PLC programming with Siemens, Rockwell, and CODESYS platforms, plus development of HMIs/SCADA, sensors, and network integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years designing and programming industrial control systems.
• Hands-on PLC programming with Siemens/Allen-Bradley/CODESYS platforms.
• No immigration sponsorship; candidates must be located within 60 miles of Fredericksburg VA.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement industrial control systems for thermal management and automated test equipment.
• Program, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize PLC-based control systems.
• Develop and maintain HMI and SCADA interfaces for operation, monitoring, and diagnostics.
• Integrate sensors, drives, and networks into complete system solutions.
• Configure industrial communication protocols (EtherNet/IP, Profinet, Modbus, BACnet).
• Support lifecycle activities from concept to sustaining engineering.
• Create electrical schematics, panel designs, I/O lists, and system docs.
• Conduct startup, debugging, and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with mechanical/electrical/software teams on solutions.
• Support prototypes and product qualification; assist manufacturing and field service.

Skills

PLC programming

Systems-thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Siemens STEP7

Rockwell Studio 5000

RSLogix

CODESYS

Job description

Boyd Corp in Fredericksburg, VA seeks an experienced Electrical/Controls Engineer to design and program industrial control systems for thermal management and automated test equipment. You will work across electrical, mechanical, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-performance solutions.

The role requires hands-on PLC programming with Siemens, Rockwell, and CODESYS platforms, plus development of HMIs/SCADA, sensors, and network integration.