Traveling Controls Systems Lead – Semiconductor Plant

ACTalent; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave

Job summary

Actalent in Boise, ID seeks a Controls System Owner for a 12- to 12.5-month project on a major semiconductor facility. You will serve as the technical owner for automation, leading PLC, HMI, SCADA, and field devices, coordinating with engineering, operations, and contractors in a travel-heavy role.

This onsite role covers design, commissioning, integration, documentation, and turnover across construction, startup, and operations, with FAT/SAT and rigorous testing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in industrial automation, controls engineering, system integration, or commissioning.
• Strong experience with PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networks, instrumentation, and control panels.
• Proficiency in PLC programming and troubleshooting in industrial environments.
• Experience with platforms such as Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider Electric, Ignition, or similar controls technologies.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, control drawings, electrical schematics, and sequence-of-operations documents.
• Understanding of industrial Ethernet and controls network architecture.
• Experience with FAT, SAT, and commissioning processes.
• Knowledge of instrumentation, including sensors, transmitters, valves, and other control devices.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities in complex, mission-critical environments.
• Ability to oversee controls contractors and system integrators while providing technical direction.
• Strong documentation, change-management, and system turnover skills.
• Comfort managing subcontractors and integrators while remaining technically hands-on in the field.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical owner for automation and control systems in a large-scale facility.
• Travel to project sites and work with engineers, operations, contractors, and integrators.
• Ensure PLC, HMI, SCADA systems are designed, commissioned, integrated, documented, and maintained.
• Oversee FAT/SAT and commissioning activities and field testing.
• Provide technical direction to subcontractors and system integrators.
• Maintain thorough documentation and change-management records.
• Hands-on leadership of controls contractors in the field.

Skills

Industrial automation

Controls engineering

System integration

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Instrumentation

Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Documentation & turnover

Tools

Rockwell/Allen-Bradley

Siemens

Schneider Electric

Ignition

Job description

Actalent in Boise, ID seeks a Controls System Owner for a 12- to 12.5-month project on a major semiconductor facility. You will serve as the technical owner for automation, leading PLC, HMI, SCADA, and field devices, coordinating with engineering, operations, and contractors in a travel-heavy role.

This onsite role covers design, commissioning, integration, documentation, and turnover across construction, startup, and operations, with FAT/SAT and rigorous testing.