Electrical Controls & Automation Engineer

Zeon-Chemicals-L

Louisville (KY)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 125,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

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Job summary

Zeon Chemicals in Louisville, KY seeks an Electrical Controls Engineer to design, implement, maintain, and continuously improve process control systems and electrical distribution equipment. You will lead capital projects, support reliability initiatives, and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to enhance plant performance and safety.

Bachelor's degree required; 5+ years in controls or automation; experience with DCS, PLC, and instrumentation; Rockwell/Allen-Bradley and

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering required.
Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field preferred.
Minimum five (5) years of experience in controls engineering, automation engineering, electrical engineering, or related industrial role.
Experience with PSM-covered processes is required.
Experience managing or supporting DCS, PLC, instrumentation, capital projects and/or electrical systems in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with Rockwell/Allen-Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk applications, and Yokogawa DCS preferred.
EIT, PE, or PMP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain hardware for DCS, PLC, HMI, process historian systems, and network systems.
Develop and modify control logic, graphics, alarms, historian tags, and operator interfaces for DCS, PLC, HMI, and process historian systems.
Maintain control system backups, documentation, and configuration records.
Implement control system upgrades, migrations, patches, hardware replacements, and other improvements to automation systems.
Analyze process data and system performance to identify opportunities for improved control, efficiency, and reliability.
Assist with commissioning, startup, and optimization of new equipment and control systems.
Lead root cause investigations to identify corrective actions.