Controls Engineer - DeltaV

Talent HRIzon; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Talent HRIzon is seeking a Controls Engineer for its flagship facility in Cedar Rapids, IA. The role focuses on designing, programming, commissioning, and maintaining DeltaV-based control systems and associated PLC/HMI solutions.

You will collaborate with operations and maintenance teams to drive reliability, process optimization, and capital projects, with strong emphasis on instrumentation and cybersecurity practices. This is a 100% onsite position.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with industrial controls, automation, and instrumentation systems.
• Hands-on Emerson DeltaV experience required.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs required.
• Strong troubleshooting, commissioning, and process automation experience.
• Experience working within an industrial manufacturing or process plant environment.
• 3+ years of experience working with contractors and supporting project execution.
• Four-year college education preferred, ideally a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, troubleshoot, and maintain Emerson DeltaV control systems.
• Support Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs, HMI/SCADA systems, and plant instrumentation.
• Support control system upgrades, startups, commissioning, loop tuning, alarm management, and process optimization.
• Provide automation and controls support for capital projects from design through installation, commissioning, and startup.
• Troubleshoot complex control, instrumentation, and process automation issues.
• Develop and maintain control system standards, documentation, backups, and cybersecurity practices.
• Maintain I/O lists, P&IDs, engineering drawings, and other control system documentation.
• Manage and support preventive maintenance and calibration programs using Maximo or a similar CMMS.
• Support plant historians, data collection systems, and reporting.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and contractors to resolve issues and execute projects.
• Provide technical support and training to operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
• Identify and implement automation improvements that increase plant reliability, efficiency, safety, and production.

Skills

Emerson DeltaV

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs

Troubleshooting/Commissioning

Industrial manufacturing environment

Contractor coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Job description

Job Description

Controls Engineer

We are partnering with an established chemical manufacturer to hire a Controls Engineer for its flagship manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This is a 100% onsite position supporting a plant of approximately 250 employees with no travel required.

The Controls Engineer will be responsible for designing, programming, commissioning, troubleshooting, and supporting plant control systems, with a primary focus on Emerson DeltaV, along with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs, HMI/SCADA systems, and instrumentation. This individual will play a key role in plant reliability, process optimization, capital projects, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, program, troubleshoot, and maintain Emerson DeltaV control systems.
• Support Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs, HMI/SCADA systems, and plant instrumentation.
• Support control system upgrades, startups, commissioning, loop tuning, alarm management, and process optimization.
• Provide automation and controls support for capital projects from design through installation, commissioning, and startup.
• Troubleshoot complex control, instrumentation, and process automation issues.
• Develop and maintain control system standards, documentation, backups, and cybersecurity practices.
• Maintain I/O lists, P&IDs, engineering drawings, and other control system documentation.
• Manage and support preventive maintenance and calibration programs using Maximo or a similar CMMS.
• Support plant historians, data collection systems, and reporting.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and contractors to resolve issues and execute projects.
• Provide technical support and training to operations, maintenance, and engineering teams.
• Identify and implement automation improvements that increase plant reliability, efficiency, safety, and production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with industrial controls, automation, and instrumentation systems.
• Hands-on Emerson DeltaV experience required.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs required.
• Strong troubleshooting, commissioning, and process automation experience.
• Experience working within an industrial manufacturing or process plant environment.
• 3+ years of experience working with contractors and supporting project execution.
• Four-year college education preferred, ideally a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field. Relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience with Maximo or another CMMS preferred.
• Chemical, specialty chemical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, oil and gas, or other continuous/batch process manufacturing experience is a plus.

Compensation & Location

• Base Salary: $125,000–$135,000
• Annual Bonus: 10%
• Relocation assistance available for the right candidate
• Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Schedule: 100% onsite
• Travel: None

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Controls Engineer who wants ownership and visibility within a flagship manufacturing operation while working on critical automation, reliability, and capital improvement initiatives.