Industrial Controls & Automation Engineer

Tata Consumer Products – North America; Landover (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

401k Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Job summary

Tata Consumer Products Ltd is seeking a highly skilled Controls Engineer to support the maintenance engineering group on controls and instrumentation. The role focuses on implementing and upgrading automation projects aligned with the plant growth vision and regulatory requirements.

You will own electrical distribution, troubleshooting, and documentation while driving continuous improvement and providing hands-on training to technicians across the site.

Qualifications

• Engineering graduate in Controls/Instrumentation/Electrical discipline.
• Experience with plant controls engineering in manufacturing.
• Proficient with PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and electrical distribution.
• Ability to develop and maintain engineering drawings and BOMs.

Responsibilities

• Set up controls and instrumentation for bulk material transfer, processing, and packaging areas.
• Establish PLC, network, and programming standards for the plant.
• Own day-to-day controls engineering issues, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, sensors, motor controls, and networks.
• Own I/O instrumentation and oversee obsolescence, redundancy, and upgrades.
• Manage electrical distribution within the plant, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Lead automation initiatives and drive the site automation agenda.
• Provide technical support and training to technicians.

Skills

Bulk material handling

Electrical panel design

PLC programming

HMI screen development

Industrial networking

Troubleshooting VFDs

Documentation

Education

Engineering degree in Controls/Instrumentation/Electrical

Tools

RSLogix 5000

Wonderware

AutoCAD

P&ID

Job description

Tata Consumer Products Ltd is seeking a highly skilled Controls Engineer to support the maintenance engineering group on controls and instrumentation. The role focuses on implementing and upgrading automation projects aligned with the plant growth vision and regulatory requirements.

You will own electrical distribution, troubleshooting, and documentation while driving continuous improvement and providing hands-on training to technicians across the site.