Senior PLC & Safety Controls Engineer (SIL 3)

AMAX; Iowa; On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Flexible spending account

Commuter benefits

Disability insurance

Job summary

AMAX in the United States is seeking an Industrial PLC & Safety Controls Engineer to design, program, and validate industrial electrical control systems, including PLCs, safety relays, and power distribution.

You will implement SIL 3 safety functions, develop PCBs, test embedded firmware, and ensure compliance with IEC 60204-1, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, and NFPA 79, working with Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Beckhoff.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical or Automation Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design PLC-based control and safety circuits meeting SIL 3.
• Develop electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and control panels.
• Select and integrate contactors, relays, circuit breakers, and safety devices.
• Program and configure PLCs and safety PLCs with interlocks and E-stop.
• Build, wire, and commission electrical control panels.
• Develop PCB layouts for microcontroller-based control and monitoring.
• Assemble PCBs, perform hardware debugging, and verify performance.
• Develop embedded firmware and communication interfaces (I2C, SPI).
• Perform functional and safety validation; document tests and results.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards.

Skills

PLC programming

SIL3 safety

Electrical control panel design

PCB design & prototyping

Embedded C/C++

I2C/SPI communication

Electrical safety concepts

Industrial automation platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Automation Engineering

Tools

EPLAN

AutoCAD Electrical

Altium Designer

KiCad

Job description

AMAX in the United States is seeking an Industrial PLC & Safety Controls Engineer to design, program, and validate industrial electrical control systems, including PLCs, safety relays, and power distribution.

You will implement SIL 3 safety functions, develop PCBs, test embedded firmware, and ensure compliance with IEC 60204-1, ISO 13849, IEC 62061, and NFPA 79, working with Siemens, Allen-Bradley, or Beckhoff.