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Senior Controls Engineer, Electrical & Instrumentation
Weirton, WV · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 7, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of applied experience; significant Electrical & Instrumentation experience in a manufacturing environment is also requested, with no years specified.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs, develops, deploys, and supports industrial electrical, instrumentation, and control systems for high-volume battery manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Lead Electrical & Instrumentation projects, coordinating with automation, robotics, vision, and SCADA teams to meet technical requirements, budget, and schedule.
- Develop electrical schematics, select instrumentation, and integrate functional safety with PLCs, robotics, vision, SCADA, and MES.
- Troubleshoot production equipment and processes, support operations and maintenance, and work with vendors on testing and equipment standards.
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 proficiency programming Siemens TIA-Portal and Rockwell Studio 5000 independently.
- Practical SCADA and HMI experience, plus a strong foundation in functional safety programming, including ProfiSafe and CIP Safety.
Tools
Siemens TIA-Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000, Ignition Perspective, Siemens WinCC, Rockwell FTView, ProfiSafe, CIP Safety, iba
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