Job Description
Overview:
A growing operator of mission-critical facilities is seeking a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer to support the design, implementation, and ongoing reliability of industrial control and facility automation systems. This individual will serve as a technical leader for operational technology (OT) infrastructure, helping ensure the availability, performance, and security of critical building systems across a multi-site environment.
The role combines hands-on engineering, troubleshooting, project execution, and lifecycle management responsibilities, partnering closely with facilities, operations, engineering, and technology teams.
Key Responsibilities
Automation & Controls Engineering:
Qualifications
Required:
A growing operator of mission-critical facilities is seeking a Senior Automation & Controls Engineer to support the design, implementation, and ongoing reliability of industrial control and facility automation systems. This individual will serve as a technical leader for operational technology (OT) infrastructure, helping ensure the availability, performance, and security of critical building systems across a multi-site environment.
The role combines hands-on engineering, troubleshooting, project execution, and lifecycle management responsibilities, partnering closely with facilities, operations, engineering, and technology teams.
Key Responsibilities
Automation & Controls Engineering:
- Design, implement, and maintain industrial control and automation systems supporting critical facility operations.
- Configure and support PLCs, HMI platforms, SCADA systems, and related monitoring technologies.
- Develop and maintain control logic, alarm strategies, system integrations, and communications architectures.
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, and network-related issues impacting facility automation systems.
- Support system upgrades, commissioning activities, and modernization initiatives.
- Manage OT networks and communications supporting controllers, field devices, and supervisory systems.
- Support industrial communication protocols such as Modbus, BACnet, OPC-UA, MQTT, and related technologies.
- Maintain system documentation, network diagrams, configuration backups, and asset inventories.
- Monitor system performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability, resilience, and operational efficiency.
- Support automation platforms associated with electrical, mechanical, and environmental infrastructure.
- Assist with integration and monitoring of power, cooling, and building systems.
- Partner with facilities teams to optimize operational performance and system availability.
- Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action efforts following operational incidents.
- Support implementation of cybersecurity controls within OT environments.
- Assist with vulnerability remediation, access management, and system hardening activities.
- Maintain compliance with applicable internal standards and industry best practices.
- Participate in incident response and business continuity planning efforts.
- Support new facility deployments, expansions, and infrastructure enhancement projects.
- Participate in factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), commissioning, and operational handoff activities.
- Develop and maintain engineering standards, templates, and best practices.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve reliability, visibility, and operational effectiveness.
Qualifications
Required:
- 5+ years of experience in controls engineering, industrial automation, operational technology, or related disciplines.
- Experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, critical facilities, utilities, energy, or similar operational environments.
- Hands-on experience with PLC, HMI, SCADA, or building automation platforms.
- Knowledge of industrial networking concepts and communication protocols.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
- Experience creating technical documentation and engineering deliverables.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience supporting multi-site operations.
- Familiarity with OT cybersecurity principles and industry standards.
- Exposure to power monitoring, facility automation, or infrastructure management platforms.
- Experience participating in commissioning and large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Industry certifications related to controls, automation, networking, or cybersecurity.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | New York, NY |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $160,000 |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 2002 |
| Website | https://phaxis.com/ |
About Company
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Skills
- Acceptance Testingunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Automation Systemsunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Building Systemsunmatched
- Business Continuity Planning (BCP)unmatched
- Commissioningunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Communications Architectureunmatched
- Communications Protocolsunmatched
- Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
- Continuous Improvementunmatched
- Control Engineeringunmatched
- Corrective Actionunmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Electricityunmatched
- Emerging Technologyunmatched
- Energy & Utilitiesunmatched
- Home Automationunmatched
- Human Machine Interface (HMI)unmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Incident Responseunmatched
- Industrial Engineeringunmatched
- Industry Standardsunmatched
- Internet Securityunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Manufacturingunmatched
- Network Administration/Managementunmatched
- Network Configuration Managementunmatched
- Network Protocolsunmatched
- Operational Strategyunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)unmatched
- Project Executionunmatched
- Project Lifecycleunmatched
- Reliability Engineeringunmatched
- Root Cause Analysisunmatched
- Security Equipmentunmatched
- Software Administrationunmatched
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)unmatched
- System Integration (SI)unmatched
- Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
- Systems Engineeringunmatched
- Systems Maintenanceunmatched
- Technical Leadershipunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
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