Senior Controls Engineer
SolidpowerLouisville, Colorado
Full Time
Posted July 21, 2025
$105k - $160k
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Job Description
A Senior Control Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and implementing industrial automation systems for battery manufacturing, including control system architecture, programming, troubleshooting, and system integration to ensure efficient and safe operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, program, and troubleshoot PLCs and HMIs for automated manufacturing systems
- Develop and maintain SCADA applications for real-time monitoring and control
- Lead control system architecture design, including I/O selection, network configuration, and safety integration
- Perform system integration, commissioning, and on-site support for automation projects
- Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure seamless system operation
- Prepare technical documentation, design specifications, and user guides
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in controls engineering, automation, or related field within industrial manufacturing, preferably battery manufacturing
- Experience with Mitsubishi automation platforms required
- Experience with Rockwell and Siemens automation platforms preferred
- Experience developing and troubleshooting PLCs and HMIs for automated systems on the battery manufacturing line
- Experience developing and maintaining SCADA applications for real-time monitoring and control
- Experience in control system architecture design, including I O selection, network configuration, and safety integration
- Experience performing system integration, commissioning, and on-site support for automation projects
- Ability to collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to ensure seamless system operation
- Ability to independently troubleshoot equipment to improve quality and delivery
- Experience with networking protocols such as Ethernet IP and Modbus
- Familiarity with software development tools and languages including Visual Basic, C, C , and Python for control system integration
- Experience with VFDs, servo drives, and encoders
- Control panel building and design experience
- Ability to prepare comprehensive documentation including design specifications, technical manuals, and user guides for control systems
- Ability to generate reports to communicate project status, test results, and recommendations to stakeholders
- Physical ability to lift, carry, and maneuver equipment up to 50 pounds
- Physical ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, and crouch for extended periods
- Physical ability to work in confined spaces and at heights
- Physical ability to work safely in environments with noise, vibration, and extreme temperatures, following safety protocols and wearing PPE
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: $105,000 - $160,000 per year
Work schedule: On-site, with benefits including paid holidays, unlimited PTO, and up to six weeks paid FMLA leave
Work environment perks: Medical, dental, vision insurance; employer-paid Life, AD&D, STD, LTD insurance; cell phone reimbursement
Additional benefits: 401(k) with company match, participation in bonus and equity plans, comprehensive health benefits, paid holidays, unlimited PTO, paid FMLA leave
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