Automation And Controls Engineer
US$140,000 – US$170,000 / yr base salary
Posted 5 May 2026
Advertised as “Automation and Controls Engineer”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$140,000 – US$170,000 / yr |
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Field of studyComputer Science, Engineering, Physics (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
About Vital Lyfe
Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t.
What You'll Do
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Design, develop, commission, and manage automation and controls projects for manufacturing, product testing, reliability testing, and end-of-line validation.
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Help define Vital Lyfe’s controls strategy, including what PLC, HMI, SCADA, data acquisition, fieldbus, and factory software systems we should standardize on as we scale.
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Architect, write, and debug PLC and controls code that is organized, documented, maintainable, reusable, and appropriate for high-volume manufacturing.
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Design and commission automated equipment and test systems involving pumps, motors, valves, sensors, pressure, flow, thermal systems, and electrical instrumentation.
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Keep our factory safe and reliable by implementing compliant safety systems for automated equipment, motion systems, pressure systems, and electro-mechanical assemblies.
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Generate simple HMI screens, electrical designs, documentation, schedules, and budgets that help teams operate, troubleshoot, and scale factory systems.
What We're Looking For
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Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science, or a related technical discipline.
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5+ years of experience in industrial automation, factory automation, automated test systems, or controls system design and implementation.
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Comfort working in ambiguity and making tradeoffs with incomplete information.
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Bias toward action, ownership, and practical engineering solutions.
Preferred Qualifications
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Ability to help select the right automation architecture, controls platform, and factory software tools for a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
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Experience with electromechanical systems, automated test stands, manufacturing equipment, reliability rigs, or end-of-line test systems.
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Electrical sizing of motors, cables, circuit protection, VFDs, motor starters, drives, and other motion systems.
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Design of fail-safe electrical circuits using safety PLCs, safety-rated relays, interlocks, e-stops, and other machine safety devices.