Electrical Controls Engineer

Software Placement Group, SPG; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Software Placement Group (SPG) seeks an experienced Electrical Controls Engineer for a highly automated Mobile facility. You will troubleshoot and optimize PLC-based systems, and drive automation projects from concept through startup to boost plant reliability and performance.

Responsibilities include programming Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and Siemens S7/TIA Portal, maintaining DCS/SCADA/HMI, coordinating with Operations, Maintenance, and vendors to improve equipment uptime and process control.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5–10+ years in industrial electrical, controls, automation, or process-control.
• Strong PLC programming and troubleshooting experience in plant environments.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley and Siemens PLCs required.

Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot, modify, and optimize PLC-based control systems.
• Support and maintain DCS, SCADA, and HMI systems for process control.
• Troubleshoot electrical, controls, instrumentation, and automation issues.
• Lead capital projects from concept through startup with cost estimates.
• Develop and maintain P&IDs, one-lines, schematics, and control documentation.
• Coordinate vendors, contractors, and external resources.
• Collaborate with Operations and Maintenance to improve reliability and uptime.

Skills

PLC programming

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

Siemens S7/TIA Portal

DCS/SCADA/HMI

Industrial networks

Electrical distribution

Schematics & P&IDs

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional 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.