Process Controls / Automation Engineer

Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Employment Type: Direct Hire | Full-Time | On-Site
Compensation: $110,000–$130,000 per year
Relocation Assistance: Available
Interview Expenses: Available

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Process Controls / Automation Engineer to join an established engineering team supporting the continued automation and modernization of a specialty chemical manufacturing facility in the Birmingham, Alabama area.

This position will focus heavily on PLC and process control programming, HMI/SCADA systems, instrumentation, and plant automation. The facility utilizes Rockwell automation technology, including Allen-Bradley PLCs and PlantPAx.

This is primarily an office-based engineering position with periodic hands-on work in the manufacturing facility and minimal travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and troubleshoot PLC-based control systems.
• Program and support Rockwell/Allen-Bradley automation platforms.
• Support PlantPAx and other process control/DCS applications.
• Develop and maintain HMI and SCADA applications.
• Support process instrumentation and control system integration.
• Assist with automation projects and ongoing plant modernization initiatives.
• Troubleshoot control system and industrial communication network issues.
• Work with engineering, operations, and maintenance personnel to improve process reliability and performance.
• Provide technical support for manufacturing automation and process control systems.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of post-college controls, automation, or process control engineering experience.
• Hands-on PLC programming experience.
• Experience working in chemical manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, process manufacturing, or a closely related industrial environment.
• Experience working with process instrumentation and automated manufacturing systems.
• Experience in or familiarity with PSM-regulated manufacturing environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Rockwell / Allen-Bradley PLC programming experience.
• Rockwell PlantPAx experience.
• DCS programming or configuration experience.
• HMI and SCADA development experience.
• Industrial communication network troubleshooting experience.
• Experience supporting automation projects within a chemical or continuous-process facility.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• $110,000–$130,000 annual compensation
• Direct-hire opportunity with an established specialty chemical manufacturer.
• Join an existing process controls and automation engineering team.
• Significant ongoing investment in plant automation and modernization.
• Primarily office-based engineering work with minimal travel.
• Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates.
• Interview expenses available.