Controls Engineer - Systems Integration

Job description

## Controls Engineer - Systems Integration Location: Detroit, Michigan (Hybrid) Employment type: Full-time Join LAPORTE as a Controls Engineer focused on industrial systems integration for pharmaceutical and food & beverage manufacturing. Program Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs and industrial HMI/SCADA applications, primarily for batch process systems. Contribute to control-panel and industrial-network design, electrical troubleshooting, commissioning and startup. ### What you will deliver - 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. ### Required qualifications - 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.* ### About LAPORTE Founded in 1999, LAPORTE is a consulting engineering firm serving pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and industrial manufacturing clients across North America and Europe. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, compensatory paid time off (PTO), a flexible work environment, and opportunities for professional growth and collaboration. Apply with your résumé. Relevant project examples can help us understand your contribution; please omit confidential client information. #LI-Hybrid Send us your application today. We look forward to meeting you! The LAPORTE team