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Senior Controls Engineer at Solcoa Industries

Senior Controls Engineer

Solcoa Industries · CA, US

1 weeks ago

Senior Controls Engineer

Solcoa Industries · CA, US

8 days ago
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About the Role

Solcoa is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to design, implement, test, and commission instrumentation and controls for their metals processing systems. This role involves building scalable measurement and data recording systems, integrating PLC-based automation, and developing controls for gas delivery and furnace operation to support safe production scaling.

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.
  • Develop PLC-based controls for reactors, gas systems, and furnaces.
  • 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 system responses to abnormal conditions.
  • Lead testing and commissioning of instrumentation and controls.
  • Verify calibration, wiring, control logic, and shutdown functions.
  • Resolve issues during installation and startup, document test results, and prepare operating instructions and training.

Requirements

  • Experience with PLC-based automation.
  • Experience with instrumentation and controls for process systems.
  • Ability to design scalable measurement and data recording systems.
  • Ability to integrate controls into reactor designs.
  • Ability to design alarms, interlocks, and shutdown controls.
  • Experience with testing and commissioning of instrumentation and controls.
  • Ability to resolve issues during installation and startup.
  • Ability to document test results and prepare operating instructions.

Skills

  • Instrumentation
  • Controls Engineering
  • PLC Programming
  • Data Acquisition
  • Process Control
  • Automation
  • Testing
  • Commissioning

Location

  • Remote

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior

Salary/Compensations

  • Competitive base salary

Benefits

  • Generous stock options
  • Comprehensive medical, dental and vision insurance
  • Company-provided lunch daily
  • Visa sponsorship available

About the Company

  • Solcoa is building the next generation of American metalmaking, starting with rare earths — the metals of power and motion.
  • They have developed a new chemistry that converts rare earth oxides into high-purity metals cleaner, cheaper, and faster than any conventional process.
  • Their metals are used in EVs, fighter jets, wind turbines, and data centers.
  • They are scaling production to thousands of tonnes of annual production.