Control Systems Engineer

Control Systems Engineer (DeltaV)

Location: Graham, Kentucky – Fully on-site (no remote option; presence required daily)

Role Type: Full-time

About Our Client

Our client is a global industrial manufacturer in the chemicals and commercial explosives space, serving mining, quarrying, construction and infrastructure customers. With operations across North America and international markets, the company is investing in a new, world-scale production facility in Kentucky. Safety, technical rigor and long-term asset reliability are at the core of how they operate, and they are building a controls team to match.

Job Description

This Control Systems Engineer will provide engineering assurance for all control, automation and safety instrumented systems on a large greenfield capital project. You will make sure the control system architecture, hardware, software and cybersecurity are fit for purpose, compliant and ready to support safe operation, from front-end engineering design (FEED) through detailed design, construction, commissioning and start-up.

Day to day, you will review control philosophies, cause & effect matrices and specifications prepared, support loop checking, FAT, SAT and commissioning, and resolve control system issues during start-up. You will work closely with Project Engineering (Mechanical, E&I), Operational Readiness, Process Safety/HSE, and Site Operations and Maintenance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide engineering assurance of control system architecture and design from FEED onward.
• Ensure designs align with corporate engineering standards and cybersecurity requirements.
• Support SIL determination and Safety Instrumented System (SIS) design assurance.
• Verify that safety functions are correctly implemented, tested and documented, and participate in safety validation activities.
• Provide technical support during installation and loop checking.
• Support FAT, SAT and commissioning activities for DCS, SIS, PLC and network systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve control system issues during start-up.
• Support operational readiness, including alarm management, operator interfaces and training.
• Keep control system readiness aligned with project operational readiness milestones.
• After commissioning, maintain and optimize control systems, including troubleshooting, loop tuning and system upgrades.
• Support lifecycle management of automation assets.
• Contribute to developing standard operating procedures (SOPs) with other company plants; occasional international travel (including Europe) may be required.

Required Experience/Skills

• 5+ years of experience in industrial control systems.
• Hands-on Emerson DeltaV experience (required).
• Experience with DCS, SIS, PLCs and industrial networks.
• Working knowledge of IEC 61511 and functional safety principles.
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, loop diagrams, control narratives and cause & effect documentation.
• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in chemicals, explosives, petrochemicals or other high-hazard process industries.
• Commissioning and start-up experience on a greenfield or major capital project.
• Participation in HAZOP, LOPA or SIL determination studies.
• Experience with DeltaV SIS or other SIS platforms (e.g., Triconex, HIMA).
• Familiarity with OT cybersecurity, virtualization and alarm management practices.
• Emerson DeltaV training or certifications.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering or Automation Engineering (required).

Pay & Benefits Summary

• Base salary: $120,000 – $130,000 per year.
• Annual performance bonus: 10% target.
• Relocation sign-on bonus.
• Opportunity to join a major greenfield project and grow into a long-term site-based controls role.

Ready to take a new plant from design to start-up? Apply now and come join the team!

Keywords: DeltaV | Control Systems Engineer | DCS | SIS | IEC 61511 | Functional Safety | Commissioning | FAT/SAT | Greenfield | EPCM | Kentucky | Process Automation