Controls Engineer

The role

A Controls Engineer will design and build automation infrastructure for a scrap-to-rod production line. The role involves designing controls architecture, developing logic, and leading commissioning of in-house and vendor systems.

What you will do

• Design and architect the plant's controls infrastructure from sensor level to data layer
• Develop controls logic for equipment across the line
• Build on Siemens and Ignition stack
• Lead commissioning of in-house and vendor systems
• Design safety systems across the plant
• Write controls standards including architecture, code structure, and documentation
• Optimize machine vision and AI controls systems
• Build internal tooling and automation to reduce manual work
• Specify and integrate sensors and instrumentation

Required qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
• 3+ years of experience in controls or instrumentation engineering
• Strong fundamentals in control systems, instrumentation, and electrical systems
• Proven ability to build and run real-world control systems, from concept to production
• Hands-on experience with PLCs and industrial control environments
• Experience working with real process data, including data collection, analysis, and application to system performance improvement
• Comfortable writing code and building tooling beyond ladder logic (Python or similar)
• Comfortable working on the plant floor in an industrial environment
• Ability to operate with incomplete information and make sound decisions quickly

Nice to have

• Background in metals, recycling, mining, or heavy industry
• Experience commissioning and scaling first-of-a-kind or non-standard systems
• Experience building data pipelines, monitoring, and internal tools for industrial environments
• Experience applying machine learning or AI tools to process optimization
• Startup or early-stage experience

About the company

Red Metals is building a new model for the domestic copper supply chain by going straight from scrap to rod in one facility. They are building their first production line in North Charleston, South Carolina.