Sr. Electrical & Controls Engineer

Location: San Jose, CA (Hybrid). Experience: 10+ years. Direct Hire (FTE) – Salary: $170k‑$200k per year. Must have solid Allen Bradley and Schneider experience in industrial automation and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical, instrumentation, controls, PLC, SCADA, and industrial networking projects for municipal water and wastewater facilities.
• Develop and optimize process control strategies for treatment processes including filtration, chemical dosing, disinfection, pumping systems, PFAS treatment, and plant‑wide automation.
• Perform field investigations, system assessments, control narratives, P&ID reviews, functional design specifications, and commissioning activities.
• Support SCADA modernization, PLC migrations, instrumentation upgrades, and integration of plant process data into operational dashboards and reporting systems.
• Coordinate with operators, maintenance personnel, and multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver practical and reliable control system solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, client management, mentoring, and quality assurance throughout project delivery.

Preferred Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• California PE license (or ability to obtain).
• 10+ years of experience in industrial control systems and electrical engineering.
• Strong background in water and wastewater treatment process controls, including PLCs, SCADA, HMI systems, instrumentation, MCCs, VFDs, and power distribution.
• Experience supporting design, startup, commissioning, troubleshooting, and optimization of treatment plant automation systems.
• Demonstrated success providing technical leadership and client‑facing support for municipal infrastructure projects.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Electrical & Controls Engineering
• Process Control Systems
• Wastewater treatment
• SCADA
• PLC programming and integration
• VFDs and MCCs
• Power distribution
• Water/wastewater treatment processes