Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Electrical & Automation Engineer for a direct hire opportunity in Eureka, CA. This role supports a 24/7 aluminum manufacturing environment, including melting, casting, rolling, and finishing operations.
The Electrical & Automation Engineer will design, implement, troubleshoot, and maintain electrical systems, controls, PLCs, drives, HMI/SCADA platforms, historians, and automation solutions that improve uptime, safety, quality, and production efficiency. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineering professional who enjoys solving complex plant-floor challenges, leading automation projects, and making a measurable impact in a high-performance manufacturing setting.
Candidates can expect a safety-focused, team-oriented environment with opportunities to partner closely with operations, maintenance, engineering, and leadership teams. The role offers strong visibility, meaningful project ownership, and the chance to support critical production systems in a stable industrial operation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, troubleshoot, and maintain electrical, controls, and automation systems across aluminum production processes.
- Program and troubleshoot PLC platforms, including Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix, GuardLogix, Siemens TIA Portal, or Beckhoff systems.
- Manage electrical and automation projects, including scope development, budgeting, execution, documentation, and commissioning support.
- Specify, configure, and troubleshoot variable frequency AC drives, DC motor drives, motor control centers, and related electrical equipment.
- Lead root-cause analysis for electrical downtime using historians, meters, thermal imaging, and other diagnostic tools.
- Maintain and modify HMI/SCADA systems, MES interfaces, historians, arc flash studies, coordination studies, and NFPA compliance programs.
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary range: $135,000 to $150,000 per year.
- Job type: Direct hire.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans
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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.
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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
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