Automation Engineer

Cindavi; Memphis (TN); Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cindavi is seeking a driven Process Automation Engineer to join our Project Engineering Group in Batesville, AR. You will build deep expertise across PLC, DCS, HMI, and OT systems while helping shape the next generation of our plant.

The role involves designing and implementing automation solutions for batch and continuous processes, supporting ABB 800xA/800M modernization, and collaborating across process engineering, operations, electrical maintenance, and instrumentation teams to improve

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering.
• Experience or aptitude in process controls and automation.
• Comfort with Windows, servers, networking, and OT environments.

Aufgaben

• Design, implement, test, and startup automation solutions for batch and continuous processes.
• Support upgrades and improvements across PLC, DCS, HMI, and plant networks.
• Program and troubleshoot with ladder logic, structured text, function blocks, and batch sequencing.
• Advance ABB 800xA/800M modernization while supporting legacy systems.
• Collaborate with process engineering, operations, electrical maintenance, and instrumentation teams.
• Diagnose root causes, improve reliability, and contribute to design decisions.
• Occasional after-hours support for critical plant issues.

Kenntnisse

Process controls

Automation

Systems integration

Controls programming

Windows / IT literacy

Ausbildung

Chemical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Build deep expertise across PLC, DCS, HMI, and OT systems while helping shape the next generation of our plant.

Position Summary

We are looking for a driven Process Automation Engineer to join our Project Engineering Group in Batesville, Arkansas.

We are hiring a Process Controls / Automation Engineer to help support and modernize a complex specialty chemical manufacturing operation. This is a high-impact opportunity to work across legacy and next-generation technologies, including an active migration to ABB 800M controls. You will learn how the entire plant operates, collaborate with experienced technical leaders, and grow into a trusted resource for automation, troubleshooting, and engineering decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, integrate, test, and start up automation solutions for batch and continuous processes.
• Support change orders, upgrades, and improvement projects across PLC, DCS, HMI, and plant-network environments.
• Program and troubleshoot systems using ladder logic, structured text, function blocks, and batch-sequencing tools.
• Help advance our ABB 800xA and 800M modernization work while supporting Allen-Bradley, legacy DCS, and vendor systems.
• Partner with process engineering, project engineering, operations, electrical maintenance, and instrumentation teams to solve plant-wide problems.
• Diagnose root causes, improve reliability and capacity, develop procedures, and contribute to equipment and process design decisions.
• Participate in occasional after-hours support when critical plant issues arise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering is preferred, but strong technologists, technicians, and systems integrators are encouraged to apply.
• Experience or strong demonstrated aptitude in process controls, automation, systems integration, or controls programming.
• Strong PC literacy and comfort with Windows environments, servers, domains, networking, and operational technology.
• A practical understanding of controllers, I/O, instrumentation, and fieldbus technologies.
• Experience in chemical, petroleum, or another continuous or batch manufacturing environment is preferred.

You will join a close-knit technical team where people share knowledge, work across systems, and see the real-world results of their decisions. If you want technical variety, meaningful ownership, and room to become a go-to plant resource,