Helion
Senior Controls Technician
Everett, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; specified technical training may be considered in place of some direct experience.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
About the job
Maintains and improves automated manufacturing controls systems used to build high-voltage capacitors and integrated modules for Helion’s fusion reactor systems.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot and restore automated equipment and support production uptime, maintenance, and commissioning.
- Make controlled minor PLC/HMI updates and document faults, root causes, corrective actions, and procedures.
- Identify recurring controls issues and help improve maintainability, reliability, and readiness for production scale.
What they ask for
- 5+ years supporting industrial automation, controls, or production equipment in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree, apprenticeship, military technical training, or formal controls training may substitute for some direct experience.
- Hands-on troubleshooting experience with PLC/HMI equipment, electrical controls, instrumentation, sensors, drives, industrial networks, valves, and machine safety systems.
- Experience supporting robotics and SCADA/HMI platforms in automated manufacturing environments.
Pay
$43.90 – $52.43 per hour (base pay)
Tools
PLC/HMI, VFD, Servo, Fanuc, Ignition, FactoryTalk, Rockwell/Studio 5000, Siemens/TIA Portal
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