Industrial Controls Software Engineer

About the role

The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company’s unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health®. Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab sing and advisory services for the healthcare industry.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver advanced control system software for modern industrial automation platforms while providing technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams.
• Influence architecture, drive best practices, and help shape the future of our automation ecosystem.
• Expand capacity to support growth by designing, developing, and maintaining industrial control software, including PLC, PAC, HMI/SCADA systems, data historian and related middleware or application logic.
• Lead the technical architecture of new controls solutions to ensure reliability, scalability, cybersecurity, and long-term maintainability.
• Evaluate and select automation hardware/software platforms (PLCs, safety controllers, networking infrastructure, edge/IoT devices).
• Perform advanced debugging, root-cause analysis, performance tuning, and system optimization.
• Review system designs, source code and plans; champion best practices in documentation, version control, and quality assurance.
• Manage vendor relationships, including budgets, service agreements, and support escalations for control systems.
• Champion modern controls engineering practices (standards-based programming, modular architecture, simulation, DevOps for controls, etc.).
• Contribute to long-term vision for automation, industrial software, and system reliability.
• Identify and advocate for improvements across tools, processes, architecture, system instrumentation, and product roadmap planning.
• Ensure adherence to relevant safety and compliance standards (IEC, NFPA, UL, ISO, etc.) as well as internal engineering processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across operations, quality, safety, information technology, vendors, and leadership to define requirements and support successful deployments.
• Absorb and convey complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Operate in a matrixed organization without direct report management responsibilities.
• Confident/Positive demeanor.
• Values exemplify company core values of Safety, Customer Focus, People, Integrity, Excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience developing industrial or automation control systems, including multiple full development or deployment cycles.
• Deep expertise in at least one major automation platform (e.g., Rockwell/Allen-Bradley, Siemens).
• Strong proficiency with data historian, data analytics and industrial networking.
• Proven capability to translate high level business or product requirements into robust, scalable control system architectures.
• Specific desired areas of knowledge include: Experience with cloud-connected controls, industrial IoT platforms, or edge computing.
• 2–3 years of backend engineering experience supporting Ignition-based applications.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering methods: CI/CD, Git workflows, simulation, containers, automated sing for controls.
• Knowledge of IEC 61131-3 languages (Ladder Logic, Function Block, Structured Text).
• Regulatory environment knowledge - FDA.
• Disciplined/structured approach.
• Knowledge of standards like IEC, NFPA, UL, ISO.
• Management of Change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience presenting to leadership or customers.

Skills

• Experience with cloud-connected controls, industrial IoT platforms, or edge computing.
• Backend engineering experience supporting Ignition-based applications.
• Familiarity with modern software engineering methods: CI/CD, Git workflows, simulation, containers, automated sing for controls.
• Knowledge of IEC 61131-3 languages (Ladder Logic, Function Block, Structured Text).
• Regulatory environment knowledge - FDA.
• Knowledge of standards like IEC, NFPA, UL, ISO.
• Management of Change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts.
• 401(k) program with Company match that immediately vests.
• Paid holidays, vacation and sick time.
• Free financial planning assistance.
• Paid parental leave.
• Education assistance.
• Voluntary benefits including Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).