Controls Engineer - Systems Integration
LAPORTE L.E.C.
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Description
Controls Engineer - Systems Integration
Location: Detroit, Michigan (Hybrid)
Employment type: Full-time
Join LAPORTE as an Intermediate Controls Engineer focused on industrial systems integration for pharmaceutical and food & beverage manufacturing. Program Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs and industrial HMI/SCADA applications, primarily for batch process systems. Contribute to control-panel and industrial-network design, electrical troubleshooting, commissioning and startup.
What you will deliver
- Program PLC, HMI and SCADA applications with a primary focus on batch process systems, including process sequences, recipes, interlocks and exception handling. Support continuous and discrete applications as required by the project.
- Read P&IDs and process documentation, and work with process and electrical designers to translate operating requirements into control-system specifications.
- Specify, design and troubleshoot industrial networks, including Ethernet, Modbus and IO-Link.
- Prepare I/O lists, process narratives, functional design specifications, commissioning forms and other customer-required documentation.
- Assist with control-panel design, component selection and equipment specifications, applying NEC, UL 508A and other relevant project requirements.
- Troubleshoot control panels and field equipment, including VFDs and transmitters; configure equipment and support industrial control-system testing, commissioning and startup.
- Coordinate assigned project tasks, technical questions and deliverables with clients, equipment vendors and the project team.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Science or Chemical Engineering.
- At least 2 years in an industrial controls role with an end user or OEM, or in system integration/consulting as a controls engineer.
- Experience with Allen-Bradley PLCs, HMIs and their programming software.
Preferred experience
- Experience with industrial HMI/SCADA platforms such as Ignition (Inductive Automation), AVEVA Wonderware or GE iFIX.
- Experience with Siemens SIMATIC controllers and STEP 7.
- Experience configuring historians such as FactoryTalk Historian or OSIsoft PI, OPC servers such as Kepware or Matrikon, and SQL databases.
- Control-panel design, industrial-network design and component-selection experience.
- Strong project coordination, organization and communication skills; proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Hybrid work and project travel
This is an office-based hybrid role with remote work and project-site assignments. Office attendance is coordinated with the project team. Project work includes commissioning and startup; travel and site schedules depend on the project and will be discussed with the hiring team.
About LAPORTE
Founded in 1999, LAPORTE is a consulting engineering firm serving pharmaceutical, food & beverage, and industrial manufacturing clients across North America and Europe.
We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, compensatory paid time off (PTO), a flexible work environment, and opportunities for professional growth and collaboration.
Apply with your résumé. Relevant project examples can help us understand your contribution; please omit confidential client information.
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The LAPORTE team
Benefits
- paid time off
- remote work
About this role
LAPORTE, a 25-year-old consulting engineering firm with a strong footprint across North America and Europe, is looking for an Intermediate Controls Engineer to join its Detroit office. You'd work on controls and automation projects primarily serving the pharmaceutical and food & beverage sectors, programming PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems while collaborating with process and electrical design teams. The role involves specifying industrial networks, interpreting process documentation, generating technical specifications and commissioning forms, troubleshooting equipment, and ensuring compliance with electrical codes—a mix of hands-on technical work and cross-functional coordination.
To be competitive, you'll need a bachelor's degree in electrical or chemical engineering (or related field) and at least two years of controls experience in an industrial or systems integration environment. Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI programming are required; additional expertise with Ignition, Wonderware, GE iFix, Siemens controllers, historians, OPC servers, or SQL would strengthen your candidacy. Beyond technical skills, the role calls for strong project management, client coordination, and organizational abilities.
LAPORTE emphasizes work-life balance, offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits including PTO, and describes a collaborative, supportive culture focused on professional growth. This is a full-time, in-office position in Detroit.
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