Electrical Controls Engineer

Markent Personnel; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Markent Personnel is seeking an experienced Electrical Controls Engineer for an automated manufacturing facility in Mobile, AL. The role focuses on troubleshooting and improving existing systems while leading capital projects from concept to startup.

Ideal candidates have 5–10+ years in industrial electrical controls, strong PLC programming skills (Allen-Bradley and Siemens), DCS/SCADA experience, and a solid understanding of instrumentation, VFDs, and distribution equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5–10+ years in industrial electrical, controls, automation, instrumentation or process-control.
• Strong hands-on PLC programming and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and/or Siemens S7/TIA Portal.

Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot, modify, and optimize PLC-based control systems (Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, Siemens S7/TIA Portal).
• Support and maintain DCS, SCADA and HMI systems used to control manufacturing processes.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical, controls, instrumentation, and automation problems and perform root-cause analysis.
• Support industrial instrumentation, control valves, process loops, interlocks, alarms, and sequence controls.
• Configure and troubleshoot industrial networks and communications (EtherNet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, Profinet, OPC).
• Support PLC-to-PLC, PLC-to-DCS, remote I/O, gateways and third-party equipment integration.
• Work with MCCs, VFDs, transformers, switchgear, substations and facility electrical distribution systems.
• Support electrical safety and compliance requirements (NEC, NFPA 70E, NFPA 70B).
• Lead capital projects from concept to startup with cost estimates and equipment selection.
• Develop and maintain P&IDs, electrical one-lines, schematics and control drawings.
• Coordinate vendors, contractors, and outside technical resources.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance to improve reliability and uptime.

Skills

PLC programming

DCS/SCADA

Instrumentation

VFDs

Electrical distribution

Schematic reading

Root-cause analysis

AutoCAD

Communications protocols

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

Siemens S7/TIA Portal

DCS/SCADA systems

HMI systems

AutoCAD

Aspen Historian

EasyPower

Job description

Electrical Controls Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to support the electrical, controls, automation, and process-control systems within a highly automated manufacturing facility. This is a hands-on engineering role with responsibility for troubleshooting and improving existing systems as well as leading automation, electrical, and capital improvement projects from concept through startup.

The ideal candidate will have strong industrial controls experience, including PLC programming and troubleshooting, DCS/SCADA systems, instrumentation, VFDs, and industrial electrical distribution.

What You’ll Do

• Program, troubleshoot, modify, and optimize PLC-based control systems, including Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and Siemens S7/TIA Portal.
• Support and maintain DCS, SCADA and HMI systems used to control and monitor manufacturing processes.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical, controls, instrumentation, and automation problems and perform root-cause analysis.
• Support industrial instrumentation, control valves, process loops, interlocks, permissives, alarms, and sequence controls.
• Configure and troubleshoot industrial networks and communications, including EtherNet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, Profinet, OPC and related protocols.
• Support PLC-to-PLC, PLC-to-DCS, remote I/O, gateways and third-party equipment integration.
• Work with MCCs, VFDs, transformers, switchgear, substations and facility electrical distribution systems.
• Support electrical safety and compliance requirements, including NEC, NFPA 70E and NFPA 70B.
• Lead capital projects from initial concept and cost estimates through design, equipment selection, installation, commissioning and startup.
• Develop and maintain P&IDs, electrical one-lines, schematics, control documentation and other engineering drawings.
• Coordinate equipment vendors, contractors and outside technical resources.
• Partner closely with Operations and Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, process performance and plant uptime.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 5–10+ years of industrial electrical, controls, automation, instrumentation or process-control experience.
• Strong hands-on PLC programming and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and/or Siemens S7/TIA Portal.
• Experience with DCS, SCADA/HMI and industrial instrumentation.
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical distribution, MCCs, VFDs, transformers and switchgear.
• Ability to read and develop electrical schematics, one-line drawings and P&IDs.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, vendors and contractors.
• AutoCAD experience preferred.
• Experience with Yokogawa DCS, Mitsubishi PLCs, Aspen Historian, EasyPower, medium-voltage systems, protective relaying and arc-flash/short-circuit studies is a plus.