United States
SanMar- External
LAPORTE L.C.C.
Controls Engineer - Systems Integration
United States
Detroit, Michigan, United States
SQL
CONTROLS ENGINEER - SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Location: Detroit, Michigan (Hybrid)
Employment type: Full-time
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.
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Send us your application today. We look forward to meeting you! The LAPORTE team
Join LAPORTE as an Intermediate 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, Computer Science 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.
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.
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