Controls Engineer – Plant Automation & Optimization

TAI; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing bonus

Health benefits

401(k) with match

PTO and holidays

Job summary

TAI is seeking a Back Controls Engineer in Fort Worth, TX to join a hands-on engineering team focused on keeping complex manufacturing systems running at peak performance. You will troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance plant automation, instrumentation, and control systems while partnering with operations and maintenance to improve reliability and throughput.

In this role you will design and modify PLC programs, review schematics, and support PLC/HMI/SCADA systems across the facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Instrumentation/Controls engineering or related field.
• Minimum 3 years in controls, instrumentation, or automation engineering in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience troubleshooting industrial instrumentation and electrical control systems.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, loop drawings, and ladder logic.
• Strong root-cause analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot, repair, and modify plant control systems and automation equipment.
• Diagnose root causes of control system issues through field investigation and system analysis.
• Review and troubleshoot field wiring, control panel wiring, junction boxes, and MCC wiring to identify operational problems.
• Support and maintain plant PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems.
• Develop and modify PLC programs, ladder logic, and operator interface graphics.
• Design, document, and maintain control system architecture, interlocks, and automation standards.
• Create and maintain wiring diagrams, loop drawings, panel layouts, and technical documentation.
• Partner with maintenance and production teams to improve system reliability and plant performance.
• Support capital projects involving controls, instrumentation, and electrical systems.
• Assist with automation reporting, data collection, and process optimization initiatives.
• Provide technical support during equipment startups, shutdowns, and plant troubleshooting events.
• Maintain compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Skills

Controls engineering

Troubleshooting

PLC programming

SCADA systems

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Instrumentation/Controls Engineering

Tools

MS Office

Job description

TAI is seeking a Back Controls Engineer in Fort Worth, TX to join a hands-on engineering team focused on keeping complex manufacturing systems running at peak performance. You will troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance plant automation, instrumentation, and control systems while partnering with operations and maintenance to improve reliability and throughput.

In this role you will design and modify PLC programs, review schematics, and support PLC/HMI/SCADA systems across the facility.