At Tesco Controls (a UFT company), our culture is grounded in the idea that the how we achieve results is just as important as the results themselves. Our winning behaviors guide the way we work, collaborate, and grow—both as individual employees and as a team. Our core winning behaviors are to Build Relationships, have a Relentless Drive for Results, to Communicate with Integrity and Focus, and to Be a Mentor, Teacher, Learner. These behaviors are more than words—they are the foundation of our success and continued growth.

Here, you’ll join a stable, growing company where your work directly supports cleaner water, stronger communities, and critical infrastructure across the country. If you want meaningful work, real growth opportunities, and a team that takes pride in doing the right thing—you’ll find it here. Apply today and help power the systems that keep our world running.

The PLC Applications Engineer is responsible for developing PLC programs, Operator Interface Terminal (OIT/HMI) applications, and software control descriptions used to monitor and control a variety of water and wastewater processes. This position plays a critical role in the analysis, design, programming, testing, debugging, and modification of programmable control logic to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant system operation.

Senior‑level PLC Applications Engineers are expected to serve as technical leaders by mentoring and supporting other programmers, contributing to the development of departmental standards, and helping establish best practices to improve quality, consistency, and efficiency across projects.

### What you will do:

Write PLC operating program based upon control specification and/or Tesco standards to assure safe, reliable and optimal equipment operation

Write (publish) concise operating instructions detailing; control parameters and their effects under normal and failure conditions

Provide technical assistance (phone or job-site) to verify and/or modify PLC program

Perform customer training and assist sales force with product presentations

Work with various departments internally, along with consulting engineers, customers and end-users to assure proper system layouts and designs

Assist in training other employees on any aspect above

### Demonstrated Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent attention to detail

High level of organizational and time management skills

High level of project management skills

### Education & Knowledge:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Technology or related field and industry experience

Applied knowledge in programming major manufacturers (Allen-Bradley, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Tesco, etc.) PLCs & OITs

Excellent understanding of computer operations, Microsoft Office

Excellent knowledge of instruments and electro-mechanical devices used for process control

### Experience:

Preferred 2-5+ years of related experience

Fluency with programming at least 3 manufacturers PLC's

Join our team to innovate the future of water and wastewater. You’ll collaborate with coworkers who are the best and the brightest, challenge yourself on exciting work, and help build the best water and wastewater platform company in the U.S.

Tesco Controls is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. TESCO provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

PLC Applications Engineer

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