About the Role

A full-scope controls role at a nonprofit machine builder: architecture, code, electrical design package, and commissioning. The Senior Controls Engineer leads controls system architecture and oversees delivery from design through site acceptance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop sequence of operations and control architecture during machine concepting
• Produce complete electrical design packages: schematics, panel layouts, wiring diagrams
• Select and specify PLCs, I/O, drives, safety components, and HMIs
• Design machine safety systems (e-stop circuits, safety PLCs, light curtains)
• Program PLCs, motion controllers, and HMIs for multi-axis machines
• Lead power-on, bring-up, controls debug, and tuning
• Run FAT and support SAT, installation, and production release at customer sites
• Set and maintain controls standards; mentor junior engineers

Requirements

• BS in Electrical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Controls Engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years in industrial automation controls with real machine-build experience
• Strong PLC programming (beyond ladder logic); HMI development experience
• Machine safety design including E-stop circuits, safety PLCs, ISO 13849/IEC 62061
• Schematic creation in AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or SolidWorks Electrical
• Must be on-site; comfortable in a working shop

About the Organisation

Spring Innovation Fund is a venture philanthropy firm dedicated to Welfare Tech: technologies that improve animal welfare on farms and fisheries and make commercial sense for producers. Through catalytic capital and hands-on incubation, Spring aims to grow the field of Welfare Tech and scale its impact.