Position: Sr. Controls Engineer Control Systems & Automation
Location: Houston TX (Local Onsite)
Customer: Halliburton
Experience: 820 years
25 Travel
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Controls Engineer to join our Control Systems & Automation team. This position offers handson 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 PLCbased 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
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Automation or a related field.
- Handson 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 problemsolving skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a teamoriented environment.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
Bonus Skills:
- Knowledge of realtime 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.