Controls Engineer - Systems Integration (Mid-Level)

LAPORTE L.C.C.; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Comprehensive Benefits

Compensatory PTO

Flexible Work Environment

Professional Growth Opportunities

Job summary

LAPORTE is seeking an Intermediate Controls Engineer to join our growing team in a role focused on controls and automation across multiple industries. You will program PLCs, HMIs and SCADA, design network layouts, and collaborate with design teams to meet project specifications while delivering commissioning support.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in industrial controls or system integration, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and experience with Allen-Bradley and HMI/SCADA tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant engineering field.
• Minimum 2 years in industrial controls or system integration roles.

Responsibilities

• Programming PLC, HMI and SCADA systems for continuous, discrete and batch processes.
• Design and specify industrial networks (Ethernet, Modbus, IO-Link).
• Collaborate with Process/Electrical Design to define control system specs.
• Read and interpret P&IDs and process design docs to support control specs.
• Generate and maintain I/O lists, process narratives, FDS, commissioning forms.
• Provide commissioning and startup services.
• Troubleshoot electrical and control equipment and configure panels.

Skills

PLC Programming

HMI/SCADA

Industrial Networking

Documentation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/related field

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

HMI/SCADA software

STEP 7/Siemens

FactoryTalk Historian

Job description

LAPORTE is seeking an Intermediate Controls Engineer to join our growing team in a role focused on controls and automation across multiple industries. You will program PLCs, HMIs and SCADA, design network layouts, and collaborate with design teams to meet project specifications while delivering commissioning support.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in industrial controls or system integration, a bachelor’s degree in a related field, and experience with Allen-Bradley and HMI/SCADA tools.