Senior Controls Engineer

Senior Controls Engineer

JOB-10045588

Anticipated Start Date

01/05/2026

Location

Pineville, LA

Type of Employment

Direct Hire

Employer Info

Our client is one of the world’s leading engineering and technology service providers. With operations in over 25 countries and a growing annual revenue that now surpasses USD 1.2 billion, we work with organizations who design, develop or deliver products and services. We help the world’s biggest and brightest brands across practically every industry.

Job Summary

Our client is seeking a Senior Controls Engineer to design, program, and support PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems while providing hands-on support for installation, commissioning, troubleshooting, and system integration across manufacturing and packaging environments. The role requires strong expertise in Rockwell automation platforms, control system design, safety standards compliance, and cross-functional coordination to deliver complex automation projects from concept through validation and startup.

Job Description

• Provide support for installation, commissioning, start-up and troubleshooting for various control and automation projects.
• Design Control System Architecture (CSA).
• Design electrical & control panel layout, control schematic drawings and Bill of Material (BOM).
• Design, review and perform safety validation, safety maps, IQ/OQ, documents for installation of new equipment at site.
• Review vendor & engineering documents as per project requirement.
• Provide support for PLC and HMI programming.
• Development and Modification of PLC program.
• Development of SCADA project as per customer needs.
• Integration of Equipment system in the Plant.
• Support Operation team for existing system.
• Work with Project/Engineering team for new system.
• Design feasibility study design basis document and detail engineering technical documents Cable schedule, Device List/ Tag List for new equipment / machine.
• Understand the electrical drawings, P&IDs.
• Perform Yellow lining, IQOQ, troubleshoot electrical circuits.
• Understand the existing control system and provide support to reduce the current losses.
• Design control study / URD (User Required Document) for the PLC & HMI programming.
• Understand and Integrate Different systems in the plant.
• Help the team understand the cause of loss based on historical data.
• Design and review technical documents, such as engineering information, for the fabricator/contractor's activities to be performed in sequence at the site for site clearance and new installation.
• Deliver complex, large-scale projects on time and within the budget in compliance with NEC, NFPA79, OSHA, S88, and PackML Standards.
• Perform multi-discipline and vendor co-ordination for new equipment installation.

Skills Required

• PLC & HMI Programming:
  • Rockwell Software - Studio5000 & RSLogix5000, FTView Machine Edition and Site Edition, Connected Component Workbench Wonderware, Archestra
• Control Hardware:
  • Rockwell PLCs e.g. GuardLogix, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, SLC500, Panel View Plus HMIs, Point I/O, Power Flex 520 Series VFDs, Power Flex 7 Class, Power Flex 4 Class,
• Communication Networks -Ethernet, Profinet, Profibus, Modbus etc.
• Machine level automation experience, Motion - Kinetix programming, experience with CPG, FMCG customer.
• 5 + Years of Experience.
• Electrical & Control Drawing Software - AutoCAD
• Experience with Making (Process) or Packing system.
• Programming Standards:
  • Ladder, FBD (Functional Block Diagram),
  • PackML (Packing Machine Language),
  • Safety PLC Programming
  • Microsoft Tools: Windows 7, Windows 10, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook; VM Ware
  • Machine safety requirements and implementation (safety relays and circuits), including NFPA79 and CBA 2050.
  • Knowledge of NFPA 70E requirements and experience with associated electrical PPE.
  • Strong work ethics and initiative; can plan and execute work with minimal direction. Works well with peers and 'customers'; collaborative and responsive. Ability to learn faster.
  • Manufacturing, Packing, Making, and Facilities experience, including installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization.
  • Support execution from concept through validation to startup activities.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Engineering (BE /B. Tech /BS/MS)

GAS Global Services LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment Decision are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factors protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.