Senior Control System Engineer
- Design, develop and modify industrial control systems.
- Deliver PLC, SCADA and HMI programming, configuration and testing activities.
- Support plant commissioning, start-up and operational readiness activities.
Contract Opportunity | South Australia | Competitive Rates
We are seeking experienced Control Systems Engineers to support the delivery, optimisation and ongoing support of critical industrial automation systems for a major mining client.
This is a contract position combining project delivery, operational support and system improvement activities across a complex processing environment. The role will involve site presence. Typically the team participate in a 7/7 shift alongside engineering, configuration, troubleshooting and commissioning activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and modify industrial control systems.
- Deliver PLC, SCADA and HMI programming, configuration and testing activities.
- Support plant commissioning, start-up and operational readiness activities.
- Investigate and resolve production-critical control system issues.
- Execute system upgrades, migrations and brownfield modifications.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve plant performance, reliability and efficiency.
- Work collaboratively with operations, maintenance and project stakeholders to achieve safe and successful outcomes.
- Provide technical input across all phases of the project lifecycle, from design through to commissioning and support.
About You
- Tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, Instrumentation or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with Rockwell PlantPAx systems - mandatory
- Experience supporting, configuring, modifying and/or commissioning PlantPAx environments.
- Strong knowledge of Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and Studio 5000 platforms.
- Ability to work independently and provide technical leadership on complex automation projects.
- Demonstrated experience as a Control Systems Engineer within mining, resources, energy, utilities, manufacturing or heavy industrial environments.
- Strong experience with PLC, SCADA and HMI platforms.
Highly Regarded
- Experience within large-scale mining, minerals processing or resource operations.
- Control system migrations and modernisation projects.
- OT networking and industrial communications experience.
- Functional safety and alarm management exposure.
- Previous site-based delivery and commissioning experience.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive contract rates.
- Opportunity to support a major mining operation.
- Site presence @ 7/7 shift.
- Exposure to complex industrial automation environments.
- Opportunity to work on critical operational assets and improvement projects.
- Immediate start available for the right candidate.
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