Controls Engineer

Posted:
12/3/2025, 6:55:56 AM

Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ San Leandro, California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Mechanical Engineering

Workplace Type:
On-site

Join Energy Recovery and Help Build a Sustainable Future  
 
At Energy Recovery, we build products that help limit global temperature rise, reduce carbon emissions, provide safe drinking water for millions of people, and bring efficiency and sustainability to a range of industries. Our products help customers avoid approximately 19.7 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year -- equivalent to removing over 4.7 million cars from the road! 
 
In addition to innovating world-class products that help our customers and the environment, our employees enjoy a diverse, collaborative work culture, as well as extensive company benefits that support the overall wellbeing of our staff. This includes everything from generous health plans and time off, paid family leave, subsidized lunches and company events, and opportunities for charitable giving and volunteering in the community.  
 

What You Can Look Forward To:


Energy Recovery, Inc. is seeking a Controls Engineer who can own the full lifecycle of automation and controls systems across our machining and ceramic production operations. You will be responsible for developing, troubleshooting, optimizing, and maintaining PLC-based controls, integrating sensors and automation hardware, and supporting capital projects that unlock capacity and process stability.
This role is highly cross-functional and requires someone who can be on the shop floor, diagnose issues quickly, and collaborate with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Engineering.



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