Form Energy
Senior Controls Engineer
Weirton, WV · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of applied experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs, programs, deploys, and sustains industrial control and execution systems for Form Energy’s battery manufacturing equipment.
What you'll do
- Lead design, programming, and deployment of PLC/HMI/SCADA systems and coordinate automation projects across teams.
- Develop and test PLC-to-MES transactions; partner with vendors on standards and Factory and Site Acceptance Testing.
- Troubleshoot production issues, improve system reliability and safety, and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of applied experience designing and troubleshooting industrial control systems in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
- Advanced PLC proficiency in Siemens TIA-Portal and Rockwell Studio 5000.
- Experience with SCADA/HMI platforms and functional safety programming, including ProfiSafe and CIP Safety protocols.
Tools
PLC, HMI, SCADA, Siemens TIA-Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000, Ignition Perspective, Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FTView
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