Controls Engineer (Power Generation) - Memphis

What they’re looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, controls engineering, computer engineering, or another engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience in PLC, HMI, and/or SCADA engineering (design, programming, or commissioning) on industrial or power generation systems
• 5+ years in a controls role at a power plant, independent power producer, OEM, EPC, or heavy industrial facility
• Hands-on BOP PLC/HMI experience on gas turbine or similar generation projects
• Experience building a unified control-room SCADA/HMI that aggregates multiple OEM controllers (e.g. Solar, 6000, or equivalent turbine packages) with plant BOP
• Familiarity with major platforms (e.g. Ignition, Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, Emerson, GE, SEL) and industrial networking (IT/OT)
• Experience with IEC 61131 programming and protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, OPC UA, and IEC 61850
• Experience across the project lifecycle: design, programming, construction support, commissioning, and operations
• Experience with alarm management, historian, and control-room graphics that operators actually use
• Working knowledge of how BOP controls interface with electrical power systems (switchgear, protection, metering) without owning relay settings
• Experience managing OEM and contractor interfaces on multi-discipline power or capital projects
• Professional Engineering license, or actively working toward one
• Ability to support technicians in the field and to remain effective during outages, start-up, and event investigations
• Willingness to perform hands-on work in the plant and control room, including during outages and commissioning

Skills mentioned

Switchgear & MV equipment · HVAC service · EPMS / industrial monitoring · Commissioning testing (L1–L5)