Senior System Engineer

CandidTalent; United States; Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental and vision

Job summary

CandidTalent seeks a Lead Control Systems Engineer for Power and Energy in the East Bay area, Northern California. You will design SCADA architectures, write and commission ControlLogix and Studio 5000 logic, and lead projects from scope through startup.

The role is full-time with remote work while a local office is stood up, then in-office from late October. Expect cross‑sector work across utilities, power, water, and data center power, with strong Rockwell, SQL, and historian integration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in control systems and ownership of delivery
• Rockwell depth in production environments with designed SCADA architectures
• Experience with power, energy, water, or campus utilities and understanding of processes

Responsibilities

• Design SCADA architectures and write/commission ControlLogix and Studio 5000 logic
• Take projects from scope through startup and commissioning
• Perform historian work with SQL and scripting
• Engage with clients across utilities, power generation, water, and data centers and manage multiple projects

Skills

SCADA architecture

Rockwell depth

SQL

Python

Project delivery

Tools

PI Historian

SQL Server

Job description

Lead Control Systems Engineer, Power and Energy

Location: East Bay area, Northern California

Salary: Up to $130,000 base, with room to go higher for a genuinely senior hire, plus performance bonus and full benefits

Schedule: Full time. Remote while a new local office is stood up, then in office from late October

This is the first proper hire into a brand new Northern California office, which means you get to shape it rather than join it.

The company is one of the largest independent, employee-owned automation and information solutions integrators in North America, with around a thousand engineers and offices across the US, Asia and Europe. Power and energy makes up more than half of what they do, so the practice being built here is core, not a side bet. Engineers tend to stay long term because the work is steady, the benefits are strong, and people are trusted to get on with their jobs. There has never been a layoff.

What you'll do

The stack is Rockwell underneath and SCADA on top, and in this vertical the SCADA layer is where the real work sits. You would design SCADA architectures rather than build screens on somebody else's, write and commission ControlLogix and Studio 5000 logic, and take projects from scope through startup. Historian work, SQL and scripting are part of the job. Clients sit across utilities and power generation, water and wastewater, micro grids, hospital central plant and data centre power, and you would run several projects at once.

What you'll need

10+ years in control systems, with a track record of owning delivery rather than being handed it. Real Rockwell depth in production, and SCADA architecture you designed rather than inherited, on a named platform. Power, energy, water or campus utility experience, so you understand the process and not just the controllers.

SQL, Python or a PI historian alongside the controls is a genuine advantage. If your profile looks a little more IT than the average controls engineer, that is a good sign.

You do not need to tick every box. If the SCADA depth and the domain are there, the rest can be discussed.

Why this role is worth considering

The stability here is not marketing, and the client base is the local biotech cluster, which is useful on a resume in this part of the state.

Reasons engineers join include:

• Employee owned, with no layoff in the company's history
• A core practice being planted in a new market, not an experiment
• Performance bonus on top of base
• 401(k) with company match, plus medical, dental and vision
• Travel incentives and per diem on field assignments
• Ongoing training and certifications

The working setup

Remote is fine while the office is stood up, provided you have a proven remote working track record. From late October it is in person, so you need to be within a comfortable commute of the East Bay and want to be in an office long term. Relocation support is light, and there is no sponsorship.

The kind of person who will do well

Somebody who wants to build a practice rather than fill a seat, is comfortable being the only engineer in the room with a client, and can carry several projects at once. If you need permanent remote, prefer one long project to several, or want an established team from day one, this probably will not be the right role.

If that sounds like the right shape, it is worth a conversation.