Senior Industrial Automation Solutions Architect

KLA Industries, Inc.; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

KLA Industries, Inc. in Ruston, Louisiana, is seeking an Automation Solutions Consultant to lead multi-platform automation projects from concept through commissioning.

You will act as a senior technical authority with strong client-facing skills, guiding architecture, scoping, and detailed engineering across industries. The role requires autonomy, proven leadership, and the ability to translate client needs into actionable engineering solutions, including PLC/HMI/DCS platforms and multi-vendor

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years hands-on automation experience.
• Read electrical drawings, schematics, P&IDs.
• Design and implement industrial automation systems.
• Project management and leadership experience.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Education in Electrical Engineering or Control Systems Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Perform project-related engineering services from design to commissioning.
• Provide senior technical leadership across projects.
• Lead architecture and implementation of automation solutions.
• Serve as primary technical liaison with customers.
• Develop scopes of work, proposals, and cost estimates.
• Program, configure, migrate, and troubleshoot PLC/HMI/SCADA/DCS platforms.
• Support sales with technical expertise and documentation.
• Travel to client facilities as needed.
• Stay current with automation trends and best practices.
• Identify bottlenecks and drive deliverables with minimal oversight.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Automation design

Training resource

Autonomy

Education

Electrical Engineering

Control Systems Engineering

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

GE Fanuc PLCs

Rockwell PlantPAx

Emerson DeltaV

Honeywell Experion

Ignition by Inductive Automation

Job description

KLA Industries, Inc. in Ruston, Louisiana, is seeking an Automation Solutions Consultant to lead multi-platform automation projects from concept through commissioning.

You will act as a senior technical authority with strong client-facing skills, guiding architecture, scoping, and detailed engineering across industries. The role requires autonomy, proven leadership, and the ability to translate client needs into actionable engineering solutions, including PLC/HMI/DCS platforms and multi-vendor