Senior Controls Engineer
About The Position
As our Senior Controls Engineer, you will support and maintain critical industrial control systems across utility and power generation assets, with primary focus on the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant at The Ohio State University. This role is responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving control systems including PLCs, distributed control systems (DCS), industrial networks, and historian platforms. The position requires a self-directed engineer capable of supporting real-time operations, commissioning activities, and long-term system reliability. This position participates in on-call rotation and may require support outside normal business hours. This role will report to the Project Management Manager.
Requirements
- A minimum associates degree in Electrical/Electronics or Controls with a minimum of eight (8) years of experience or in lieu of an associates degree
- Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot and lead resolution of complex controls issues using Allen-Bradley PLCs, FactoryTalk, and PlantPAx (or equivalent DCS platforms such as PCS7 or Ovation).
- Experience in power generation, utilities, or other mission-critical industrial environments with a strong understanding of industrial networking and OT systems.
- Experience utilizing historian platforms such as eDNA and AVEVA PI for operational monitoring, analysis, and performance improvement.
- Familiarity with industrial cybersecurity practices and applying security principles within industrial control systems environments.
- Ability to work safely in industrial plant settings, including heat, noise, confined spaces, and elevated areas, while effectively managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Support day-to-day operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of control systems across CHP and utility assets
- Maintain and optimize Rockwell PlantPAx DCS, Allen-Bradley PLCs, and FactoryTalk applications
- Diagnose and resolve issues related to PLCs, HMIs, industrial networks, and field instrumentation
- Support commissioning, startup, and system integration activities
- Maintain historian systems (eDNA, AVEVA PI), ensuring data integrity and interface reliability
- Collaborate with operations, maintenance, IT/OT teams, and third-party vendors
- Support industrial network infrastructure (switches, firewalls, protocols such as EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, OPC)
- Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards and ENGIE OT policies
- Develop and maintain technical documentation (control narratives, network diagrams, configurations)
- Identify and implement system improvements to enhance reliability and performance
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- employer-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
- ESPP
- generous paid time off
- wellness days
- holidays
- leave programs
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match
- supplemental benefits for full time employees that enhance emotional and physical well-being through all stages of life from family forming to caregiver benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
