Industrial Controls OT Infrastructure Engineer

unc.edu; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 115,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking an Industrial Controls Infrastructure Engineer to support and advance OT infrastructure at the Energy Services facilities in Chapel Hill. The role requires expertise in control systems, SCADA administration, and coordinating with campus IT and vendors.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 3–5 years’ OT experience, with strong troubleshooting, communication, and diagram interpretation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience with OT infrastructure.
• Experience with industrial OT systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to interpret technical diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert in control-system infrastructure.
• Identify system reliability issues and implement solutions.
• Evaluate technologies and recommend modernization.
• Lead integration with reporting and analytics tools.
• Configure system interfaces and data connections.
• Develop solutions to improve efficiency.
• Maintain system documentation.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting of control systems.
• Manage lifecycle of control-system platforms.
• Support operations during critical events.
• Administer SCADA and OT systems.
• Ensure system resiliency and backup validation.
• Coordinate with internal and campus IT stakeholders.
• Provide technical consultation.
• Participate in vendor coordination.
• Support change management and planning.

Skills

OT infrastructure

Control systems

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

SCADA systems

Job description

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking an Industrial Controls Infrastructure Engineer to support and advance OT infrastructure at the Energy Services facilities in Chapel Hill. The role requires expertise in control systems, SCADA administration, and coordinating with campus IT and vendors.

Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering and 3–5 years’ OT experience, with strong troubleshooting, communication, and diagram interpretation skills.