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Controls Engineer and Electrical Engineer

Sila · Moses Lake, WA

Posted about 2 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
51 days
Sila's roles stay open a median of 52 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Sila's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Sila
high
22 stale, 0 reposted of 31 open
Hiring momentum
45 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Sila's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Sila.

About this role

As a Controls and Electrical Engineer at Sila, you will be responsible for maintaining and improving machine control software and electrical subsystems for production units. Your role will involve collaborating with various teams to design electrical systems, contributing to software libraries, and supporting the operation of a chemical plant. You'll also gather user feedback to make actionable modifications to your work.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Sila as an employer.

What you need

  • 5-7 years of experience in a directly related field
  • Experience deploying code on systems that interact with the physical world
  • Ability to write Structured Text and familiarity with IEC 61131-3 languages, preferably in a Siemens environment
  • Strong understanding of field-deployed electronics, sensors, and motion components
  • Experience with industrial Fieldbus communication protocols (EtherCAT, Profinet, EthernetIP, Modbus)
  • Familiarity with industrial electrical design, including wiring diagrams and control panel design

What you get

  • Starting base pay between $121,000 and $142,000
  • Competitive Total Rewards package including benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses

Worth weighing

  • Physical demands include wearing respiratory protection and personal protective equipment
  • Job requires moving items up to 50 lbs and being stationary for extended periods
  • Role supports a 24-hour operation in a running chemical plant

Summarised from Sila's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Sila on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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