Senior Controls Engineer

The role

You will be the technical backbone of manufacturing operations, responsible for the stability, maintenance, and continuous improvement of equipment used to manufacture Iron-Air batteries. You will diagnose complex controls and electrical issues, execute software improvements, and support automation technicians.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary engineering escalation point for Sustaining Automation Technicians
• Identify, design, and execute PLC, HMI, and SCADA software changes
• Troubleshoot and optimize MES data transactions within PLC programs
• Provide technical guidance, training, and mentorship to Automation Technicians
• Participate in rotating on-call responsibilities
• Work with equipment vendors and internal teams on retrofits and upgrades
• Ensure all plant automated equipment functions safely and correctly

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on experience as an engineer working on industrial control systems in a manufacturing environment
• Strong technical communication skills
• PLC Programming and Troubleshooting
• Siemens TIA-Portal (execute independently)
• Rockwell Studio 5000 (execute independently)
• Ignition Perspective (with minimal supervision)
• Siemens WinCC & Rockwell FTView ME (with minimal supervision)
• Keyence and Cognex Barcode Scanners & Inspection (basic knowledge/troubleshooting)
• PLC Product Tracking & Handshake/Data Programming (execute independently)
• Ignition Integration for Data (with minimal supervision)
• Review/Redline/Read Electrical Schematics (execute independently)
• Siemens ProfiSafe, Rockwell CIP Safety, and Hardwired Safety Systems (execute independently)

Nice to have

• Beckhoff TwinCat
• FANUC, Epson, Kawasaki

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available
• Competitive salaries
• Stock options
• 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 80% healthcare premiums for dependents
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
• Generous vacation policies

About the company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. They are revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable.