Helion
Senior PLC Technician
Everett, WA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; specified technical training may be considered in place of some direct experience.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent required; technical degree, apprenticeship, military technical training, or formal controls training may be considered in place of some direct experience.
About the job
Supports the reliability, uptime, maintenance, commissioning, and improvement of automated manufacturing controls systems used to build high-voltage capacitors and integrated modules.
What you'll do
- Troubleshoot and restore automated equipment, including PLC/HMI systems, instrumentation, drives, robotics, safety circuits, and SCADA interfaces.
- Support controls maintenance, commissioning, validation, and equipment handoff; make controlled minor PLC/HMI updates.
- Document faults and corrective actions, and help identify controls improvements that reduce downtime and prepare systems for scale.
What they ask for
- 5+ years supporting industrial automation, controls, or production equipment in manufacturing or an industrial environment.
- Hands-on troubleshooting experience with PLC/HMI equipment, electrical controls, instrumentation, sensors, drives, industrial networks, valves, and machine safety systems.
- Ability to read electrical schematics and process diagrams and safely troubleshoot industrial systems while following applicable safety procedures.
- Ability to work evolving assigned schedules and meet the stated physical demands.
Pay
$43.90 – $52.43 per hour (base salary)
Tools
PLC/HMI, VFD, Servo, Fanuc, Ignition, FactoryTalk, Rockwell/Studio 5000, Siemens/TIA Portal
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