Lead Automation Controls Engineer

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Fort Smith (AR); Presencial; USD 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Project performance bonus up to 10%

Travel reimbursement for business

Additional compensation for overtime

Resumo da oferta

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead the development and delivery of custom industrial control systems in Fort Smith, AR or Lamar, AR (or in between).

This hands-on leadership role involves owning projects from architecture and estimating through design, programming, testing, commissioning, and customer startup. You will guide engineering teams, collaborate with customers and field personnel, and ensure technical quality, schedules, and budgets align

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer Engineering or related.
• At least five years of relevant engineering or industrial automation experience.
• Strong background in control system design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience taking ownership of projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop technical team members.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers and vendors.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with 3D modeling tools such as SolidWorks.
• Willingness to travel to customer facilities.

Responsabilidades

• Lead multiple automation projects, coordinating technical resources, project schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Develop control system architectures, define project scope, and support estimating and execution planning.
• Work with customers and internal project teams to evaluate requirements and manage changes.
• Mentor engineers and field personnel while providing technical direction and troubleshooting support.
• Oversee electrical control panel design, component selection, hardware specifications, layouts, and wiring diagrams.
• Develop engineering drawings using AutoCAD and coordinate design reviews.
• Manage procurement of controls components and materials.
• Coordinate panel fabrication, assembly, and production activities.
• Develop and modify PLC and HMI applications and configure associated control system components.
• Establish testing procedures for FAT and SAT.
• Lead system debugging, startup, commissioning, and customer acceptance activities.
• Implement quality assurance practices to verify system performance.
• Coordinate controls-related subcontractors and outside technical resources.
• Support electrical installation, field device placement, sensor integration, and equipment startup.
• Review installation activities and verify alignment with drawings and requirements.
• Provide technical support to installation teams and customers.
• Prepare functional specifications, operating manuals, sequences of operation, testing procedures, and training materials.
• Develop reusable programming templates and standardized engineering processes.
• Improve troubleshooting methods, documentation practices, and consistency across projects.
• Evaluate emerging automation technologies and implement improvements.

Conhecimentos

Project leadership

Mentoring

Customer collaboration

Electrical control systems

Problem-solving

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Computer Engineering or related

Ferramentas

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

MS Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to lead the development and delivery of custom industrial control systems in Fort Smith, AR or Lamar, AR (or in between).

This hands-on leadership role involves owning projects from architecture and estimating through design, programming, testing, commissioning, and customer startup. You will guide engineering teams, collaborate with customers and field personnel, and ensure technical quality, schedules, and budgets align