Senior Controls Engineer

Solcoa Industries•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Senior Controls Engineer will own the design, implementation, testing, and commissioning of instrumentation and controls for Solcoa's metals processing systems. The role includes building scalable measurement and data-recording systems, integrating PLC-based automation into reactor designs, and developing controls for gas delivery and furnace operation. Working closely with process and mechanical engineers, the engineer will translate process requirements into reliable automation and protective controls that support safe operation and shutdown as production scales.

Responsibilities

Design scalable systems to measure and record temperature, pressure, gas concentrations, and process flows.
Select and integrate instruments, establish calibration requirements, and build reliable data logging and operator displays to support troubleshooting and production scale-up.
Develop PLC-based controls for reactors, gas systems, and furnaces.
Use process measurements to regulate gas flow, pressure, and heating.
Work with process and mechanical engineers to integrate controls into reactor designs and automate operating sequences.
Design alarms, interlocks, and shutdown controls with process and safety engineers.
Implement required safety functions and define how systems respond to abnormal conditions, instrument failures, and loss of utilities to bring processes to a safe state.
Lead testing and commissioning of instrumentation and controls, verifying calibration, wiring, control logic, and shutdown functions.
Resolve issues during installation and startup, document test results, and prepare operating instructions and training for the operations team.