Control Systems Engineer

MISSION

This role ensures the safe secure and highperformance operation of Air Liquide s core industrial sites through handson programming system reliability and technical integrity. The Control Systems Engineer is the programming backbone of the team executing system design supporting startups and locking down controls environments with precision and care.

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

1. Develop and Maintain Control System Code
   
   Write troubleshoot and optimize PLC/DCS/SCADA code for control systems. The role emphasizes clean accurate programming this is not a paper manager role. Your work directly supports plant performance safety and cybersecurity.
   

2. Provide Operational and Maintenance Support
   
   Deliver 24/7 operational support as part of a rotating team schedule ensuring system uptime responding to control faults and tracking/troubleshooting assets with urgency and precision. Comp time is provided for offhours work.
   

3. Support Capital Project Startups
   
   Travel to new or upgraded sites 4 6 weeks per year primarily during spring and fall commissioning windows. Serve as a key contributor during site startup phases typically supporting 2 3 month schedules distributed across the team.
   

4. Lock Down and Secure Control Systems
   
   Own and improve security measures such as network access hardware control locks firmware upgrades and cybersecurity hardening. Ensure systems are resilient secure and auditable.
   

5. Collaborate Across Electrical Operations
   
   Work from Air Liquide s Dallas flagship facility which houses all three major electrical disciplines. Join a highperforming team of three engineers with tightknit collaboration and deep ownership across hardware systems and cyber layers.
   

6. Troubleshoot and Solve in RealTime
   
   Field technical issues directly from network protocol breakdowns to system slowdowns. Use your knowledge of communication protocols signals and system behavior to keep operations running at full tempo.
   

FIT TRAITS

• Detailobsessed coder with zero tolerance for sloppy work
  

• Handson system thinker with fast structured troubleshooting skills
  

• Calm under pressure and confident in highstakes operations
  

• Respectful of cybersecurity protocols and missioncritical environments
  

• Veteranaligned mindset accountable collaborative decisive
  

Requirements

• Must have served in the U.S. Army U.S. Navy U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Air Force U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Space Force U.S. Reserves or U.S. National Guard especially those with experience in C4ISR Combat Systems Electronics or Nuclear Propulsion Controls
  

• 5 years of direct programming experience in control systems (PLC DCS SCADA)
  

• Expertise in industrial protocols: Modbus RTU/TCP OPC Fieldbus Profinet Profibus 420 mA RS232/485 DeviceNet Ethernet I/P
  

• Strong understanding of analog vs. discrete signal architecture
  

• Skilled in system diagnostics: network communication signal flow and computer performance
  

• Proficiency in tools like Task Manager Event Viewer and resource monitors
  

• Experience working on site startups commissioning or system cutovers a plus
  

Benefits

• Hybrid schedule (inoffice 3 days/week remote 2 days/week)
  

• Supportive comp time policy for offhours or travelbased work
  

• Join a flagship site with high exposure career runway and enterprise visibility
  

• Ownershiporiented culture with precisionfirst engineering values
  

• Work on futurefacing industrial control tech cybersecurity and startup operations
  

• Relocation package available for qualified hires