Associate Process Controls Engineer: DCS & OT Specialist

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Profit sharing

PTO

Job summary

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is seeking an Associate Process Controls Engineer to support day-to-day DCS operations at a Natural Gas Liquids processing facility. You will diagnose problems and propose multiple solutions while helping implement control system improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and familiarity with EtherNet/IP, Modbus, PLCs, HMI graphics, and data historians. Travel to field sites may be required, with weekends and callouts possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field and 0-3 years of relevant experience in process controls.
• Familiarity with control network protocols including EtherNet/IP and Modbus.
• Knowledge of basic and advanced process distributed control systems, HMI graphics and historians.
• Experience with PLC programming and hardware configuration.
• Understanding of local and wide area networking concepts and security basics.
• Awareness of process instrumentation and industry safety practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance with troubleshooting, optimization, design, configuration, and programming of process control systems essential to terminal and pipeline operations.
• Ensure the integrity of the DCS and monitor programming, software, and hardware performance.
• Collaborate with engineers and project teams to implement revised or new control solutions; create and test logic from specifications.
• Develop and maintain DCS documentation such as narratives, specifications, P&IDs, and drawings.
• Support OT staff to ensure plant network reliability and cybersecurity policy compliance.
• Assist in spare parts definition and lifecycle management of software/firmware; manage training simulators.

Skills

DCS programming

PLC programming

HMI graphics

Data historians

EtherNet/IP

Modbus

SCADA interfaces

Rockwell PlantPAx

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Rockwell PlantPAx

Allen-Bradley PLC

HMI software

SCADA systems

Capstone dataPARC

Job description

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. is seeking an Associate Process Controls Engineer to support day-to-day DCS operations at a Natural Gas Liquids processing facility. You will diagnose problems and propose multiple solutions while helping implement control system improvements.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and familiarity with EtherNet/IP, Modbus, PLCs, HMI graphics, and data historians. Travel to field sites may be required, with weekends and callouts possible.