Form Energy
Controls Engineer, Sustaining
Weirton, WV · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of hands-on experience as an engineer working on industrial control systems in a manufacturing environment.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Maintains and improves deployed manufacturing controls systems to resolve equipment issues, increase uptime and throughput, and support safe iron-air battery production.
What you'll do
- Resolve complex electrical, controls, and OT network issues; conduct root-cause analysis and improve equipment software.
- Troubleshoot MES data transactions and PLC integrations; guide and mentor Automation Technicians.
- Support equipment upgrades and vendor projects, and participate in rotating off-hour on-call coverage.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of hands-on engineering experience with industrial control systems in a manufacturing environment.
- Independent PLC work with Siemens TIA-Portal and Rockwell Studio 5000; required SCADA/HMI experience with Ignition Perspective, Siemens WinCC, and Rockwell FTView ME.
- Required MES, electrical safety, network, and data tools experience, including PLC product tracking and handshakes, Ignition data integration, schematics, safety systems, managed switches, iba, and Octoplant.
- Strong technical communication, root-cause analysis, testing, and documentation skills; basic troubleshooting knowledge of Keyence and Cognex scanners and inspection.
Nice to have
- Beckhoff TwinCat.
- Troubleshooting FANUC, Epson, or Kawasaki robotics.
Tools
Siemens TIA-Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000, Ignition Perspective, Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FTView ME, PLC, MES, SCADA
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