Automation Controls Engineer

This role is a CONTRACT-TO HIRE position.

Responsible for completing automation and controls efforts across multiple projects, from initial design through commissioning.

This role combines PLC/HMI programming, system design, project coordination, and field support.

Core Responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Develop automation scope across multiple concurrent projects
• Serve as primary controls contact for internal teams and customers
• Interpret P&IDs, specifications, and cause & effect documents
• Coordinate with panel shop, design, fabrication, and field teams

PLC & HMI Development

• Program PLCs (AB, Emerson, and Various Other Systems)
• Develop HMIs (Redlion and Various Systems)
• Implement control sequences, interlocks, alarms, and analog control
• Build reusable logic (AOIs, scaling structures, modular routines)
• Integrate devices via Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP/RTU, and serial comms

System Design

• Understand control narratives and functional descriptions
• Design lead/lag systems (compressors, pumps)
• Define I/O requirements and support electrical design reviews

Commissioning & Support

• Perform system startup and commissioning
• Troubleshoot PLC logic, networks, instrumentation, and drives
• Support FAT and SAT activities
• Verify system performance against design intent

Panel Shop

• Review panel designs and BOMs for functionality and compliance
• Coordinate between automation and panel build teams

Documentation

• Develop and maintain I/O lists, alarm lists, and control narratives
• Create standardized templates for repeatable systems
• Provide clear documentation for handoff and future support

Business Support & Improvement

• Assist with estimating automation scope for proposals
• Identify opportunities for system standardization
• Support training of team members
• Interface with vendors and evaluate technologies

Typical Systems

• Instrument air compressor systems (lead/lag control, monitoring)
• Water transfer and truck loading facilities
• Thermal monitoring systems (FLIR-based)
• Packaged industrial control panels and systems

Key Tools & Platforms

• Rockwell Automation (Studio 5000, CompactLogix)
• Red Lion HMI (Crimson 3.x)
• Emerson FB3000
• Industrial networking (Ethernet/IP, Modbus, Hirschmann switches)
• VFD integration (analog speed control, feedback monitoring)

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