Controls Technician

Vulcan Elements • Research Triangle Park, NC

32d • Onsite

About The Position

Vulcan Elements is manufacturing American rare-earth permanent magnets for a secure, resilient future. With a focus on national security and economic resiliency, we serve critical industries such as defense, aerospace, and automotive powering a high-technology future. Vulcan Elements is building a team of ambitious professionals committed to Mission Focus, Technical Excellence and Integrity.
As a Controls Technician you will help keep Vulcan Elements’ running Durham pilot reliable while making its controls changes easier to execute and trace. You will troubleshoot PLC-controlled equipment and carry out routine logic, HMI, recipe, and parameter changes while working directly with the Pilot Operations Controls Engineer.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience troubleshooting PLC-controlled industrial equipment and reading ladder logic; ability to work with structured text or learn it quickly.
• High school diploma/GED
• Experience making and testing PLC or HMI changes in a running production environment.
• Ability to trace a fault across program logic, I/O, field devices, and operator displays using electrical schematics and standard troubleshooting tools.
• Diligent change documentation and the judgment to recognize when proposed modifications need engineering review.
• Ability to use a digital multimeter and other electrical troubleshooting tools
• Soldering and wiring
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Rockwell Studio 5000 or Siemens TIA Portal.
• Experience configuring HMI screens, tags, recipes, or operating parameters.
• Familiarity with Ignition or another industrial SCADA platform.
• Industrial panel wiring, instrument, or drive troubleshooting experience.
• Digital schematic generation and reading
• Networking infrastructure installations
• Experience with basic power tools

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line controls support: Diagnose PLC, HMI, I/O, drive, instrument, and industrial communication issues with the pilot controls team and equipment vendors.
• Implement and test routine PLC logic, HMI screen, tag, recipe, and parameter improvements/changes within an agreed scope; escalate larger design changes as needed.
• Document the reason for each change, its approval, the version installed, test results, and the updated as-is code or screen record.
• Read electrical drawings and controls documentation to support troubleshooting, then update affected I/O lists and controls records after changes.
• Coordinate change windows and return-to-service checks with the Controls Engineer and production team.
• Support the two electrical Controls Technicians with code-level diagnosis while drawing on their field wiring and instrumentation expertise.
• Responsibilities and tasks outlined are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED