{"id":2048854,"url":"https://alion.io/job/shermco-industries-controls-engineer-plcestimator-position","title":"Controls Engineer (PLC/Estimator Position)","company":{"id":1827143,"name":"Shermco Industries","domain":"shermco.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/shermco","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":3,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":8,"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":["US"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":{"min":100000,"max":155000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":155000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AutoCAD","optional":true},{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":true},{"name":"Microsoft Teams","optional":true},{"name":"Outlook","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-07T20:56:06Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-07","last_verified_at":"2026-10-25T08:05:22Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":17,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":17},"description":"Overview\nOverview:\nShermco US is hiring a remote Systems Integration Sales Engineer. In this role, you will evaluate and estimate industrial electrical and automation projects, with a primary focus on general systems integration. A critical component of this position is the ability to take high-level or minimal customer information and conceptualize a complete control system architecture. You will specify the necessary PLC platforms, HMI hardware, and software required to deliver a comprehensive, turnkey solution-encompassing Engineering, Control Panels, Desktop HMI, Programming, Installation, and Commissioning.\nResponsibilities\nConsult with industrial clients to gather operational requirements, effectively interpreting minimal initial information to conceptualize and determine the appropriate control system architecture.\n\nDevelop comprehensive estimates for complete turnkey integration solutions, including upfront Engineering, Control Panel fabrication, Desktop HMI setup, PLC Programming, Field Installation, and final Commissioning.\n\nReview proposal specifications and drawings to determine estimates for industrial electrical projects.\n\nEstimate new construction and retrofit upgrades.\n\nProactively identify opportunities during the estimation process to modernize aging industrial infrastructure (such as migrating legacy Allen-Bradley PLC-5 platforms) to mitigate customer downtime and improve system reliability.\n\nAttend pre-bid meetings and/or tour job sites to confirm requisite take-offs.\n\nPrepare project takeoffs, submittals, and proposals.\n\nRequest quotes from vendors for equipment and materials, particularly focusing on accurately sizing and sourcing PLC and HMI hardware/software.\n\nResponsible for the timely completion of all client-required documents.\n\nDraft scope inclusions, exclusions, and clarifications for estimates.\n\nIdentify and meet customers’ needs, expectations, and requirements.\n\nInteract effectively and professionally with all levels of employees, vendors, clients, and others.\n\nMaintain files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including information on pricing from suppliers obtained through direct contact, sales brochures, price lists, software uploads, etc.\n\nSupport other department personnel as required; may include assisting with estimates in other disciplines.\n\nPerform additional assignments per supervisor’s direction.\n\nQualifications\nMinimum 5 years’ experience in the industrial electrical industry.\n\nMinimum 2 years’ experience in construction estimating.\n\nJourneyman Electrician license preferred.\n\nIn-depth knowledge of electrical systems, codes, and standards.\n\nStrong functional understanding of various PLC platforms and how they operate within a broader industrial network.\n\nProven ability to conceptualize and specify complete PLC/HMI hardware and software solutions from limited customer inputs.\n\nBackground in automation and controls, including PLC’s, instrumentation, valves, mechanical control panels, electrical control panels is a plus.\n\nDemonstrated innate drive for continuous learning and professional growth; we highly value hungry, adaptable mindsets over resumes strictly matched to keywords.\n\nFamiliar with NECA rates, structures and their shortcomings.\n\nFamiliar with NEC/NFPA-70E.\n\nUnderstands the material quoting process, RFQ’s, how to deal with vendors, etc.\n\nUnderstands how to address/escalate specification conflicts, drawing inaccuracies or other questions stemming from the drawing package.\n\nFamiliar with estimating/installing all types of electrical raceway, including cable tray, EMT, rigid, IMC & plastibond, and all associated fittings and appurtenances.\n\nAbility to read and interpret electrical & automation construction drawings, wiring details, installation detail, P&ID’s, layout drawings, panel drawings, BOM’s, etc.\n\nAbility to read and interpret complex construction specifications as they apply to electrical, automation and control-related mechanical means and methods.\n\nSoftware experience in the following:\n\nMicrosoft office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc…)\n\nMicrosoft Teams\n\nAutocad/Autocad LT\n\nAdobe Acrobat/Bluebeam\n\nAdvanced/Expert level experience in Accubid, including setup of databases, projects, custom assemblies, labor rates, difficulty modifiers, LiveCount, etc.\n\nMust be able to speak, read and write English fluently.\n\nMust possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills.\n\nMust possess the ability to communicate with customers, contractors, owners and specialty equipment suppliers to determine scopes of work and required materials/equipment.\n\nAbility to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and change priorities as necessary.\n\nAbility to be self-motivated, proactive, and an effective team player in a remote position.\n\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER | DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE\nShermco is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Shermco is a drug-free workplace.\nNO AGENCIES PLEASE\nPay Range\nUSD $100,000.00 - USD $155,000.00 /Yr.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5177,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Continuous learning"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-07T20:56:06Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 1","filings_12m":1,"filings_prev_12m":0,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":142500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":21,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.61,"p_room":0.35,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":8,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:tail"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":155000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/shermco-industries-controls-engineer-plcestimator-position","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/shermco-industries-controls-engineer-plcestimator-position.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T08:57:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":12816,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1827143},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1827143"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fshermco-industries-controls-engineer-plcestimator-position"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fshermco-industries-controls-engineer-plcestimator-position"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fshermco-industries-controls-engineer-plcestimator-position"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/shermco-industries-controls-engineer-plcestimator-position\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fshermco-industries-controls-engineer-plcestimator-position"}]}