Process Controls Engineer (PLC/DCS)

Location: Full-time onsite in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States of America; travel to site locations is required, approximately 20%–40%, mostly within the United States.

Salary: $50–$54 per hour.

Company

hirify.global is a global services firm with more than 9,000 associates, over 40 years of experience, and solutions serving public and commercial sectors.

What you will do

• Execute projects involving instrumentation and control device selection, PLC and DCS system design, installation checkout, and system commissioning.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and production staff.
• Implement system expansions and obsolescence replacement projects.
• Upgrade Allen-Bradley PLC5 and SLC500 systems to CLX5000, and perform Siemens PCS7 HMI and controller upgrades.
• Perform TIA Portal upgrades to version 20, troubleshoot system issues, and travel for installation checkout and commissioning.
• Ensure compliance with safety, cybersecurity, and quality standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Control Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience with automated control systems.
• At least 2 years of experience with Siemens PCS 7, TIA Portal, PLC 500, and SLC500.
• Strong technical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to travel 20%–40%, mostly for domestic US travel from the East Coast to the West Coast.
• Ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA and applicable federal, state, and local standards.
• Ability to perform sedentary work, remain stationary for most of the time, move around the office occasionally, and complete repetitive computer-based tasks.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work arrangement.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Access to a 401k retirement account.
• Paid sick leave and/or other paid time off may be provided as required by applicable law.
• hirify.global promotes neurodiversity and maintains equal employment and non-discrimination policies.