Senior Staff Engineer, Controls (PLC)

Location: Full-time onsite role in Painted Post, NY, with possible placement in Charlotte, Hickory, or Wilmington, NC; significant domestic travel averaging approximately 50% is required, with international travel potentially required.

Salary: $123,691–$170,076 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops glass, ceramic, and materials science technologies for life sciences, electronics, optical communications, automotive, display, and solar markets.

What you will do

• Lead controls engineering scope for automation and capital projects from concept through design, installation, startup, and commissioning.
• Design and deploy integrated PLC, HMI, SCADA, and machine control systems.
• Define control architectures, functional specifications, and integration requirements for manufacturing and process objectives.
• Provide technical direction to contractors, system integrators, machine builders, and internal project teams.
• Review controls deliverables, including electrical schematics, panel layouts, PLC/HMI programs, network architectures, and integration documentation.
• Troubleshoot complex controls, programming, networking, and system integration issues; support commissioning, training, technology transfer, mentoring, and controls standardization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering Technology, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of professional, non-academic experience in industrial controls and automation engineering.
• Experience designing and implementing PLC-based machine or process automation systems in manufacturing, industrial automation, OEM, or system integration environments.
• Experience with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLC programming and familiarity with Siemens and Omron platforms.
• Experience with HMI and SCADA systems such as FactoryTalk View, Optix, Ignition, or iFix.
• Knowledge of MES/SCADA architecture, electrical schematics, ladder logic, industrial networking, and integrated system commissioning and troubleshooting.
• Availability for significant travel, primarily domestic, to support project build, installation, and commissioning activities.

Nice to have

• Experience leading controls scope for capital projects and directing technical work across contractors, machine builders, or system integrators.
• Knowledge of EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, Profinet, or related industrial communication protocols.
• Experience with PID controls, advanced control implementation, motion control, robotics, or machine vision systems.
• Familiarity with Fanuc or ABB robot programming.
• Knowledge of IEC programming structures, including ladder logic, function block, structured text, or sequential flowchart.
• Experience coordinating project scope, schedule, and budget on larger engineering projects.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time Monday–Friday schedule of approximately 40 hours per week, with flexibility as needed to support project objectives.
• Relocation assistance is available.
• Immigration sponsorship is not supported.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified disability- or religion-related requests.