Electrical Controls Engineer

Software Placement Group; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group is seeking an experienced Electrical Controls Engineer in Mobile, AL to lead PLC-based control systems, maintain DCS/SCADA/HMI, and drive capital projects from concept through startup.

You will troubleshoot complex electrical and automation issues, read schematics and P&IDs, and work closely with Operations and Maintenance to improve reliability and plant uptime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5–10+ years of industrial electrical/controls experience.
• Strong hands-on PLC programming and troubleshooting.
• Experience with ControlLogix and/or Siemens S7/TIA Portal.
• Experience with DCS, SCADA/HMI and industrial instrumentation.
• Knowledge of MCCs, VFDs, transformers and switchgear.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, one-line drawings and P&IDs.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, vendors and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot, modify, and optimize PLC-based control systems.
• 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, alarms, and sequence controls.
• Configure and troubleshoot industrial networks and communications (EtherNet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, Profinet, OPC).
• 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 and control documentation.
• Coordinate equipment vendors, contractors and outside technical resources.
• Partner closely with Operations and Maintenance to improve equipment reliability and plant uptime.

Skills

PLC programming

ControlLogix

Siemens S7

DCS experience

SCADA/HMI

Electrical distribution knowledge

P&IDs reading

Root-cause analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Yokogawa DCS

Mitsubishi PLCs

Aspen Historian

EasyPower

Job description

Location: Mobile, AL | Schedule: Full-time, on-site

Overview

A highly automated manufacturing facility is seeking an experienced Electrical Controls Engineer to support and improve its electrical, controls, automation, and process-control systems. This hands-on role combines day-to-day troubleshooting with leading automation, electrical, and capital improvement projects from concept through startup, making it central to plant reliability and performance.

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

Required qualifications

• 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

Preferred qualifications

• 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

Why this role

This is a hands-on engineering position with the opportunity to lead capital projects from concept through startup while directly improving equipment reliability, process performance, and plant uptime.