Senior Electrical Controls Engineer - PLC & DCS Automation

Ilocatum; Mobile (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ilocatum in Mobile, AL is seeking an experienced Electrical Controls Engineer to support automation, process control and electrical distribution in a highly automated facility. You will troubleshoot, upgrade, and lead capital projects from concept through startup, focusing on reliability and performance.

The ideal candidate has 5–10+ years of industrial controls experience, hands-on PLC programming (Allen-Bradley and Siemens), DCS/SCADA/HMI, instrumentation, and strong problem-solving skills in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5–10+ years of industrial electrical, controls, automation, instrumentation or process-control experience.
• Strong hands-on PLC programming and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and/or Siemens S7/TIA Portal.
• Experience with DCS, SCADA/HMI and industrial instrumentation.
• Knowledge of industrial electrical distribution, MCCs, VFDs, transformers and switchgear.
• Ability to read and develop electrical schematics, one-line drawings and P&IDs.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to collaborate with Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, vendors and contractors.
• AutoCAD experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot, modify, and optimize PLC-based control systems, including Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and Siemens S7/TIA Portal.
• Support and maintain DCS, SCADA and HMI systems used to control and monitor manufacturing processes.
• Troubleshoot complex electrical, controls, instrumentation, and automation problems and perform root-cause analysis.
• Support industrial instrumentation, control valves, process loops, interlocks, permissives, alarms, and sequence controls.
• Configure and troubleshoot industrial networks and communications, including EtherNet/IP, Modbus, Profibus, Profinet, OPC and related protocols.
• Support PLC-to-PLC, PLC-to-DCS, remote I/O, gateways and third-party equipment integration.
• Work with MCCs, VFDs, transformers, switchgear, substations and facility electrical distribution systems.
• Support electrical safety and compliance requirements, including NEC, NFPA 70E and NFPA 70B.
• Lead capital projects from initial concept and cost estimates through design, equipment selection, installation, commissioning and startup.
• Develop and maintain P&IDs, electrical one-lines, schematics, control documentation and other engineering drawings.
• Coordinate equipment vendors, contractors and outside technical resources.
• Partner closely with Operations and Maintenance to improve equipment reliability, process performance and plant uptime.

Skills

PLC programming

Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis

Electrical distribution knowledge

AutoCAD experience

Capital project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix

Siemens S7/TIA Portal

DCS/SCADA/HMI systems

Job description

Ilocatum in Mobile, AL is seeking an experienced Electrical Controls Engineer to support automation, process control and electrical distribution in a highly automated facility. You will troubleshoot, upgrade, and lead capital projects from concept through startup, focusing on reliability and performance.

The ideal candidate has 5–10+ years of industrial controls experience, hands-on PLC programming (Allen-Bradley and Siemens), DCS/SCADA/HMI, instrumentation, and strong problem-solving skills in