ControlsEngineerI

**Job Description:** **Controls Engineer I** **Job Summary:** ​ As the Controls Engineer I you will play a key role in advancing the clean energy revolution. **Key Job Responsibilities:** * Develop, program, test, and troubleshoot PLC-based control systems and related automation components. * Contribute to the development of new control systems for solar tracker products. * Implement new algorithms and features into existing controller and PLC platforms. * Develop and maintain control logic, industrial communications, and field device integration for tracker systems. * Work with internal and external stakeholders to deploy, validate, and test control systems, PLC programs, software, and new features at operating solar sites. * Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve failures involving PLCs, control-system hardware, field devices, and software components. * Support prototype development, field testing, system commissioning, and performance evaluations. * Create and maintain documentation including test procedures, technical reports, electrical schematics, and control-system documentation. * Report project status, technical findings, and progress updates regularly to the hiring manager and program managers. * Travel occasionally to support field deployments, commissioning, testing, and troubleshooting activities. * Perform other duties as assigned. # **Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, or other Natural Sciences required. * Exposure to or experience with PLC programming and industrial automation systems. * Familiarity with ladder logic programming and industrial control concepts. * Basic understanding of industrial communication protocols such as Modbus. * 2+ years in programming in C/C++. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. * Willingness and ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced engineering environment. * Effective written and verbal communication skills. * Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional tea