Senior Automation Technician

The role

You will support the reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement of manufacturing controls systems used to build high-voltage capacitors and integrated modules. This includes troubleshooting complex automated equipment and partnering with engineering teams to improve system architecture and readiness for scale.

What you will do

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and restore complex automated manufacturing equipment
• Support production uptime through rapid diagnosis of electrical, controls, network, and automation faults
• Perform controlled minor updates to PLC/HMI logic, parameters, alarms, recipes, and operator interfaces
• Support controls checkout, commissioning, validation, and handoff for new or modified equipment
• Improve maintainability by documenting faults, root causes, corrective actions, procedures, and troubleshooting guides
• Identify recurring controls issues, weak architectures, obsolete components, and support gaps
• Other duties as required

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting industrial automation, controls, or production equipment in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting ability with PLC/HMI-controlled equipment, electrical controls, instrumentation, sensors, drives (VFD and Servo), industrial networks, electrically and pneumatically co
• Ability to read and understand electrical schematics and process diagrams
• Experience supporting robotics and SCADA/HMI platforms used in automated manufacturing environments
• Ability to safely troubleshoot energized industrial systems following lockout/tagout, electrical safety (NFPA 70E), arc-flash, machine guarding, and site safety procedures
• Ability to document troubleshooting steps, root cause, corrective actions, procedures, and minor controls changes
• Ability to work assigned schedules including day, swing, night, rotating, overtime, weekend, or on-call coverage
• Ability to lift up to 49 pounds unassisted
• Ability to stand and walk during shifts up to 12 hours
• Ability to regularly bend, lift, stretch, and reach below the waist and above the head

Nice to have

• technical degree
• apprenticeship
• military technical training
• formal controls training

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
• 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
• 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
• Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
• Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
• Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
• Annual wellness stipend

About the company

Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant. They have raised $1.5 billion from investors to propel their work toward the Orion fusion power plant.