Senior Controls Engineer

The role

The Senior Controls Engineer will own the design, implementation, testing, and commissioning of instrumentation and controls for metals processing systems. You will build scalable measurement and data recording systems and integrate PLC-based automation into reactor designs.

What you will do

• Design scalable systems to measure and record temperature, pressure, gas concentrations, and process flows.
• Select and integrate instruments and establish calibration requirements.
• Build reliable data logging and operator displays.
• Develop PLC-based controls for reactors, gas systems, and furnaces.
• Use process measurements to regulate gas flow, pressure, and heating.
• Integrate controls into reactor designs and automate operating sequences.
• Design alarms, interlocks, and shutdown controls.
• Implement required safety functions.
• Lead testing and commissioning of instrumentation and controls.
• Resolve issues during installation and startup and prepare operating instructions.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Generous stock options.
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance.
• Company-provided lunch daily.

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship available if needed.

About the company

Solcoa is building the next generation of American metalmaking, starting with rare earths. They have developed a new chemistry that converts rare earth oxides into high-purity metals.