Job Title: Controls Systems Engineer-Power Generation
Duration: 1 year
Location: Houston, TX
Experience: 10+ years of PLC programming
7+ years of HMI/SCADA
Top 3 skills: control systems, PLC programming, power generation.
Program, test, and debug control logic on multiple PLC platforms.
Implement subsystem interfaces and data exchange with supervisory control systems.
Develop logic for sequencing, interlocks, alarms, and fault handling.
Implement fail-safe behavior, including communication loss detection.
Support HMI integration through PLC tags, diagnostics, and control logic.
Participate in system integration, FAT, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
Job Description & Skill Requirements:
10+ years of PLC programming experience (Allen-Bradley Logix)
7+ years of HMI/SCADA design experience (FactoryTalk View)
Knowledge of common industrial networks (EtherNet/IP), capable of independently commissioning/troubleshooting / testing control panel areas
Ability to read Process & Instrumentation Drawings.
Ability to read electrical diagrams and logic diagrams.
Strong technical writing and communication skills.
Team player who can adapt well to engineering standards; take ownership of a control panel area from I/O check through to high-volume testing
Troubleshoot problems, as necessary.
Wiring
Hardware
Network/communication
Logic
Priority 1 Must Have
10+ years of PLC Programming
Allen-Bradley Logix
7+ years of HMI/SCADA
FactoryTalk View
Power Generation / Industrial Controls
EtherNet/IP
PLC commissioning & troubleshooting
Priority 2 Preferred
FAT / Commissioning
Control Panels
HMI integration
Process & Instrumentation Drawings (P&ID)
Electrical & Logic Diagrams
Oil & Gas / Energy experience
Nice to Have
Sequencing, Interlocks & Alarms
Fail-safe / Fault Handling
Communication Loss Detection
I/O Checkout
System Integration
Education & Experience
Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical/Electronics Engineering
10+ years PLC programming
Strong Allen-Bradley Logix experience required