Senior Water & Wastewater Automation Engineer

227 DSX; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

ESPP

Paid time off

Performance bonus

Career growth

Job summary

227 DSX, a part of Tetra Tech Digital Systems, seeks a senior electrical engineer to lead municipal water and wastewater control projects in California. You will drive instrumentation, PLC/SCADA, and networked automation strategies across treatment facilities, coordinating with operators and engineers while mentoring teams.

The role emphasizes design, startup, commissioning, and modernization of plant automation with a strong client-facing component in a dynamic office environment.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• California PE license desired (or ability to obtain).
• 10+ years in industrial control systems and electrical engineering.
• Strong water/wastewater process controls background including PLCs, SCADA, HMI, MCCs, VFDs, and power distribution.
• Experience supporting design, startup, commissioning, and optimization of plant automation systems.
• Experience with Schneider Automation, Rockwell AB PLCs, FactoryTalk, Wonderware/AVEVA.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical, instrumentation, controls, PLC, SCADA, and industrial networking projects for municipal water and wastewater facilities.
• Develop and optimize process control strategies for treatment processes including filtration, chemical dosing, disinfection, pumping systems, PFAS treatment, and plant-wide automation.
• Perform field investigations, system assessments, control narratives, P&ID reviews, FDS, and commissioning activities.
• Support SCADA modernization, PLC migrations, instrumentation upgrades, and integration of plant process data into dashboards and reporting.
• Coordinate with operators, maintenance personnel, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver practical and reliable control system solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, client management, mentoring, and quality assurance throughout project delivery.

Skills

Electrical Eng

Industrial control systems

PLC/SCADA

Project leadership

Client management

Field investigations

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schneider Automation

Rockwell Automation/AB PLCs

FactoryTalk

Wonderware/AVEVA

Job description

227 DSX, a part of Tetra Tech Digital Systems, seeks a senior electrical engineer to lead municipal water and wastewater control projects in California. You will drive instrumentation, PLC/SCADA, and networked automation strategies across treatment facilities, coordinating with operators and engineers while mentoring teams.

The role emphasizes design, startup, commissioning, and modernization of plant automation with a strong client-facing component in a dynamic office environment.