Automation Controls Engineer

Who You Are

You are a self-starter, experienced, capable Automation Controls Engineer with an aptitude for learning new things and taking complex projects across the finish line. In your work at Sila, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and deploying industrial machine control software and electronics that are robust, expandable, deterministic, and exceptionally well-documented. You have excellent communication skills to harmoniously collaborate with a wide range of skill sets.

Responsibilities and Duties  

• Work collaboratively with other teams to design robust, modular, well documented machine control code and electrical subsystems for equipment.
• Contribute to and improve internally-developed software libraries that are used across the company, from research to production-scale equipment.
• Improve and debug hardware and equipment-driving software throughout the company.
• Develop meaningful, robust unit tests for machines and document them rigorously.
• Gather feedback from end-users of your work and distill into actionable modifications. Iterate.
• Assist in testing and commissioning to bring hardware and software online.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements 

• Experience deploying code on systems that interact with the physical world.
• Experience designing HMIs and writing the underlying code (Ignition preferred).
• Ability to write Structured Text and familiarity with other IEC 61131-3 languages (Siemens, Beckhoff preferred).
• Development, testing, and implementation experience of safety programs.
• Strong fundamental understanding of field-deployed electronics, sensors, and motion components.
• Implementation of industrial fieldbus communication protocols (Profinet, EtherCAT, EthernetIP, Modbus, etc.).
• Familiarity with industrial electrical design, including: wiring diagrams, industrial network architecture, control panel design, power distribution, and protocols for process automation. 
• 5+ years of industry experience is required. B.S. in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Wear personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes
• Move long distances (such as from building to building) and be stationary for extended periods of time
• Operate a computer and other office equipment, such as a laptop, copier/printer, etc in a fixed location

The starting base pay for this role is between $151,000 and $178,000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Sila’s competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses.  The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.