Electrical Controls Engineer - Plant Automation Lead

Owens Corning; Laurel (MS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Owens Corning is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join a world-class manufacturing facility. In this hands-on role, you’ll lead automation projects, program PLCs, and support electrical/controls for production lines.

You’ll collaborate with maintenance and process engineers, create Autocad drawings, specify equipment, and drive reliability improvements across plant operations. A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 4+ years’ experience are preferred, with programming

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience as Electrical/Controls Engineer or related preferred.
• Programming experience (Allen‑Bradley preferred).
• Electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics.
• Familiar with Autocad.

Responsibilities

• Engineering support for mill electrical/controls needs in order to maintain production
• Troubleshoot, edit, and program PLC’s (Allen‑Bradley PLC‑5, SLC‑500, and ControlLogix) and HMI’s (Allen‑Bradley RSView32 and FTView)
• Specify electrical equipment including, but not limited to, motors, starters, VFDs, cable, conduit, various instrumentation, and power distribution equipment
• Work with maintenance E/I resources on troubleshooting and equipment or controls modifications
• Lead and offer electrical and controls support for capital projects
• Coordinate with Manufacturing and Process Engineers, as well as area operations and maintenance
• Define scopes of work with contractors and clearly communicate scheduling coordination efforts
• Create and update drawings in Autocad

Skills

Electrical troubleshooting

Programming experience (Allen-Bradley)

Read and interpret electrical schem at

Autocad familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

4+ years of experience as Electrical/Controls Engineer

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLC-5

SLC-500

ControlLogix

RSView32

FTView

Autocad

Job description

Owens Corning is seeking an Electrical Controls Engineer to join a world-class manufacturing facility. In this hands-on role, you’ll lead automation projects, program PLCs, and support electrical/controls for production lines.

You’ll collaborate with maintenance and process engineers, create Autocad drawings, specify equipment, and drive reliability improvements across plant operations. A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 4+ years’ experience are preferred, with programming