Senior Controls Engineer

The Partners Alliance; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Annual bonus

Excellent pay and benefits

Job summary

The Partners Alliance is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to help start up brownfield operations in metals supporting aerospace markets. You will design, implement, and optimize industrial automation and control systems to drive production efficiency and reliability.

In this role you will lead automation projects, troubleshoot complex systems, and collaborate with operations, maintenance, and safety teams to enhance safety, quality, and energy efficiency in a high-performance manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Controls, or automation engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in industrial controls or manufacturing engineering.
• Strong PLC programming knowledge, preferably Allen-Bradley ControlLogix/CompactLogix.
• Experience with HMIs, SCADA, VFDs, servos, and instrumentation.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and P&IDs.

Responsibilities

• Support and optimize PLC, HMI, SCADA, drive, and motion-control systems for extrusion production equipment.
• Lead automation and capital improvement projects including installations and modernization.
• Design and implement control strategies to improve performance and reliability.
• Coordinate with maintenance, vendors, and OEMs on projects.
• Support commissioning, startup, and validation of new equipment and controls systems.
• Drive safety, quality, and energy efficiency improvements.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Industrial networking

Project leadership

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation

Tools

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

CompactLogix

Job description

Exciting opportunity for a Senior Controls Engineer interested in being a part of starting up brownfield operations in the Metals industry supporting a growing aerospace market. The Controls Engineer will support extrusion manufacturing operations by designing, maintaining, and improving industrial automation and control systems that drive production performance. This role is responsible for enhancing equipment reliability, leading automation and controls projects, troubleshooting complex systems, and implementing technology solutions that improve safety, quality, productivity, and sustainability within a high-performance aerospace manufacturing environment

Key Responsibilities

• Support and optimize PLC, HMI, SCADA, drive, and motion-control systems for extrusion production equipment
• Lead automation, controls, and electrical upgrade projects, including equipment installations and modernization efforts
• Design, develop, and implement control strategies to improve equipment performance and reliability
• Manage capital projects involving automation, control systems, and process improvements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues involving PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, servos, networks, instrumentation, and process contro
• Coordinate project work and maintenance personnel, contractors, OEMs, and vendors
• Support preventive and predictive maintenance programs for controls and automation systems
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, reliability, productivity, and energy efficiency
• Collaborate with production, maintenance, quality, and safety teams to achieve operational objectives
• Support commissioning, stgartup, and validation of new equipment and controls systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree of Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a related discipline
• 3+ years of experience with industrail controls, automation, or manufacturing engineering
• Strong working knowledge of PLC programming and troubleshooting, preferably Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix platforms.
• Experience with HMIs, SCADA systems, industrial networking, VFDs, servos, motion control, and instrumentation
• Ability to read and develop electrical schematics, P&IDs, and control system documentation
• Experience managing automation and capital improvement projects from concept through commissioning
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and project leadership skills
• Knowledge of industrial safety systems and machine safeguarding principles
• Experience in aerospace manufacturing, aluminum extrusion, metals processing, or heavy industrial environments preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be authorized to work in the US (greencard or US citizen)
• Familiarity with AS9100, NadCap, or other aerospace quality standards

Excellent pay and benefits with sign-on and annual bonus