Automation Engineer – 24/7 Plant Controls & MES

AllSTEM Connections; Texarkana (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

AllSTEM Connections in Texas seeks an Electrical and Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain electrical systems and automation across aluminum production processes, including melting, casting, rolling, and finishing. The role focuses on high uptime, process efficiency, and safety in a 24/7 plant.

You will program PLCs (Allen-Bradley and Siemens), lead automation projects, develop MES interfaces, and drive preventative maintenance while adhering to NFPA 70E/70B and arc flash

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• 3+ years of industrial automation experience, or 10 years without a degree.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety compliance and an injury-free workplace.
• Program and troubleshoot PLC platforms (AB, Siemens, Beckhoff).
• Manage electrical/automation projects: scope, budget, execution, and documentation.
• Specifying, setup, and troubleshooting of drives and MCCs.
• Develop preventative maintenance procedures for equipment.
• Lead root-cause analyses of downtime using tools and sensors.
• Maintain NFPA 70E/70B compliance and arc flash studies.
• Develop HMIs/SCADA and MES interfaces.
• Maintain historians and MES integrations.

Skills

Industrial automation

Electrical systems design

PLC programming

Project management

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

Allen-Bradley CompactLogix

Allen-Bradley GuardLogix

Siemens S7-1500

FactoryTalk

Ignition

Job description

AllSTEM Connections in Texas seeks an Electrical and Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain electrical systems and automation across aluminum production processes, including melting, casting, rolling, and finishing. The role focuses on high uptime, process efficiency, and safety in a 24/7 plant.

You will program PLCs (Allen-Bradley and Siemens), lead automation projects, develop MES interfaces, and drive preventative maintenance while adhering to NFPA 70E/70B and arc flash