Controls Engineer - Systems Integration

• Program PLC, HMI and SCADA applications with a primary focus on batch process systems, including process sequences, recipes, interlocks and exception handling. Support continuous and discrete applications as required by the project.
• Read P&IDs and process documentation, and work with process and electrical designers to translate operating requirements into control-system specifications.
• Specify, design and troubleshoot industrial networks, including Ethernet, Modbus and IO-Link.
• Prepare I/O lists, process narratives, functional design specifications, commissioning forms and other customer-required documentation.
• Assist with control-panel design, component selection and equipment specifications, applying NEC, UL 508A and other relevant project requirements.
• Troubleshoot control panels and field equipment, including VFDs and transmitters; configure equipment and support industrial control-system testing, commissioning and startup.
• Coordinate assigned project tasks, technical questions and deliverables with clients, equipment vendors and the project team.

Control Engineering, System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Control Engineering, System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Food and Beverage Industry, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Biotech and Pharmaceutical, * Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering or Chemical Engineering.

• At least 2 years in an industrial controls role with an end user or OEM, or in system integration/consulting as a controls engineer.
• Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs and their programming software.

Preferred experience

• Experience with industrial HMI/SCADA platforms such as Ignition (Inductive Automation), AVEVA Wonderware or GE iFIX.
• Experience with Siemens SIMATIC controllers and STEP 7.
• Experience configuring historians such as FactoryTalk Historian or OSIsoft PI, OPC servers such as Kepware or Matrikon, and SQL databases.
• Control-panel design, industrial-network design and component-selection experience.
• Strong project coordination, organization and communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Hybrid work and project travel

This is an office-based hybrid role with remote work and project-site assignments. Office attendance is coordinated with the project team. Project work includes commissioning and startup; travel and site schedules depend on the project and will be discussed with the hiring team.

The salary for this position is between $80,000-$130,000, contingent upon the candidate’s experience and demonstrated technical proficiency.

We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, compensatory paid time off (PTO), a flexible work environment, and opportunities for professional growth and collaboration.

Founded in 1999, LAPORTE is a consulting engineering firm serving pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and industrial manufacturing clients across North America and Europe.