Process Controls / Automation Engineer
Job Description
Job Description
Process Controls / Automation Engineer
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Employment Type: Direct Hire | Full-Time | On-Site
Compensation: $110,000–$130,000 per year
Relocation Assistance: Available
Interview Expenses: Available
We are seeking an experienced Process Controls / Automation Engineer to join an established engineering team supporting the continued automation and modernization of a specialty chemical manufacturing facility in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
This position will focus heavily on PLC and process control programming, HMI/SCADA systems, instrumentation, and plant automation . The facility utilizes Rockwell automation technology, including Allen-Bradley PLCs and PlantPAx.
This is primarily an office-based engineering position with periodic hands-on work in the manufacturing facility and minimal travel.
Key Responsibilities- Develop, modify, and troubleshoot PLC-based control systems.
- Program and support Rockwell/Allen-Bradley automation platforms.
- Support PlantPAx and other process control/DCS applications.
- Develop and maintain HMI and SCADA applications.
- Support process instrumentation and control system integration.
- Assist with automation projects and ongoing plant modernization initiatives.
- Troubleshoot control system and industrial communication network issues.
- Work with engineering, operations, and maintenance personnel to improve process reliability and performance.
- Provide technical support for manufacturing automation and process control systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline .
- 3+ years of post-college controls, automation, or process control engineering experience.
- Hands-on PLC programming experience.
- Experience working in chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, process manufacturing, or a closely related industrial environment.
- Experience working with process instrumentation and automated manufacturing systems.
- Experience in or familiarity with PSM-regulated manufacturing environments .
- Rockwell / Allen-Bradley PLC programming experience.
- Rockwell PlantPAx experience.
- DCS programming or configuration experience.
- HMI and SCADA development experience.
- Industrial communication network troubleshooting experience.
- Experience supporting automation projects within a chemical or continuous-process facility.
- $110,000–$130,000 annual compensation
- Direct-hire opportunity with an established specialty chemical manufacturer.
- Join an existing process controls and automation engineering team.
- Significant ongoing investment in plant automation and modernization.
- Primarily office-based engineering work with minimal travel.
- Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates.
- Interview expenses available.
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