United Flow Technologies (UFT)

Automation Engineer

United Flow Technologies (UFT)  •  Temecula, CA (Onsite)  •  18 days ago
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Job Description

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.


Tesco Controls is seeking an Automation Engineer to support the development and implementation of control systems for water and wastewater treatment processes. This role involves designing and programming PLC, OIT, and SCADA applications based on engineering drawings and specifications, ensuring accurate and efficient system functionality. The position includes responsibilities for bench and panel testing to validate performance against project requirements, as well as assisting with on-site startup and troubleshooting. This is an excellent opportunity to apply technical expertise in a hands-on, collaborative environment while contributing to critical infrastructure projects.

What you will do:

  • Write PLC and SCADA operating programs 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/SCADA programs
  • Work with various departments internally, along with consulting engineers, customers and end-users to assure proper programming for the system layouts and designs
  • Analyze and interpret existing programs and documentation for project modifications
  • Ensure assignments and work schedules follow policy and procedures
  • Communicate effectively to a wide range of internal and external contacts
  • Support multiple smaller scaled projects
  • Provide weekly content and job status reports used with scheduling tools
  • Execute successful unassisted start-ups of complex sites
  • Demonstrates ability to perform technical leadership role on projects
  • Assigned to perform quality checks for projects engineered by peers
  • Ability to conduct customer facing workshops and trainings
  • All other duties assigned

Demonstrated Skills:

    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
    • Excellent attention to detail
    • High level of organizational and time management skills
    • Familiarity with industrial automation programming best practices

Education & Knowledge:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Technology, Engineering, related field
    • Basic knowledge of ladder logic and structured text programming
    • Basic knowledge of programming languages such as C, C++, Java
    • Basic understanding of computer operations, Microsoft Office
    • Working knowledge of instruments and electro-mechanical devices used for process control

Experience:

  • Preferred 2 years of experience

Required

  • Daily travel
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)

United Flow Technologies (UFT)

About United Flow Technologies (UFT)

UFT is an integrated platform focused on delivering products and technical solutions to water environment professionals, including sophisticated engineers and operators in the water and wastewater industry. While we have a national footprint, we go to market through a family of market-leading regional brands in targeted geographies. In the regions where we operate, we have a manufacturers’ representative network and system integration services. Our products and services include process equipment, flow control, pumps, automation controls, and other equipment solutions for the municipal and industrial markets.

Our scale allows us to deliver a full suite of products and services to our customers, which makes us a strategic partner for both customers and OEM partners. Our customers trust our family of brands as we have served them over many decades to provide reliability in water and wastewater treatment facilities that have high costs of failure.

United Flow Technologies (UFT) regional brands are MISCOwater, Tesco Controls, Macaulay Controls Company, The Henry P. Thompson Company, Shape Incorporated, EES, Newman Regency Group, Southwest Valve and Equipment, Kodru Mooney, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota Pump Works, Municipal Valve & Equipment Co., Inc., Hydro Controls, The TDH Company, Moss-Kelley, Quality Controls, GP Jager, Heyward, BissNuss and Sydnor Hydro

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Irving, Texas
Year Founded
2021
Website
uft.com
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