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Position: Sr. Controls Engineer Control Systems & Automation
Location: Houston, TX (Local, Onsite)
Customer: Halliburton
Experience: 8-20 years
25% Travel
About The Role
We are looking for an experienced Controls Engineer to join our Control Systems & Automation team. This position offers hands-on experience in automation, control systems, and industrial communication protocols, working with Siemens platform. The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years prior experience in PLC programming specifically in Siemens products like TIA Portal and WinCC.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Houston, TX (Local, Onsite)
Customer: Halliburton
Experience: 8-20 years
25% Travel
About The Role
We are looking for an experienced Controls Engineer to join our Control Systems & Automation team. This position offers hands-on experience in automation, control systems, and industrial communication protocols, working with Siemens platform. The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years prior experience in PLC programming specifically in Siemens products like TIA Portal and WinCC.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the development, commissioning and testing of control systems for frac equipment.
- Develop and integrate PLC-based control solutions, including ladder logic programming.
- Work with industrial communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, UDP/TCP, CAN, Profinet) for system integration.
- Support hardware setup, wiring, and sensor integration for lab or field test environments.
- Program and commission VFDs
- Analyze and document test results, control strategies, and performance metrics.
- Collaborate with engineers to enhance system reliability and efficiency.
- Travel 25%
- Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with Siemens PLC programming and HMI development
- Knowledge of control communication protocols (e.g., Modbus, CAN, j1939, Profinet, etc.).
- Strong experience in process control
- Experience with sensors, actuators, pumps. VFDs and other industrial automation hardware is a plus.
- Experience with low/medium voltage
- Experience with controlling hydraulic systems
- Must be able to contribute to hardware design
- Proficient in reading hydraulic, electrical and P&ID drawings
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented environment.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Knowledge of real-time control systems and embedded programming.
- Familiarity with National Instruments (NI) cRIO hardware and software architecture.
- Familiarity with SCADA systems and industrial data acquisition.
- Familiarity with frac equipment
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink for control system modeling.
