Job Description

Location: New Iberia, Louisiana — On-Site

Employment Type: Full-Time

This is not a remote position. Candidates should currently live within approximately 50 miles of New Iberia, Louisiana, or already have firm plans to relocate to the area independently. Relocation assistance is not currently being offered. Exceptional candidates with highly specialized experience may be considered outside the immediate area.

About Failsafe Controls

Failsafe Controls is an industrial automation and control systems company specializing in process automation for the oil and gas industry. We design, develop, integrate, commission, and support control systems ranging from field instrumentation and PLC-based control systems to SCADA, gas measurement, analytical equipment, communications, and enterprise-level industrial applications.

Our work requires us to solve real-world problems across a wide variety of equipment, manufacturers, communications protocols, and software platforms. We pride ourselves on providing practical, dependable solutions and developing long-term partnerships with our customers.

About the Role

Failsafe Controls is seeking an experienced Control Systems Integrator who can step into active projects and quickly become a key technical member of our team.

We are looking for someone who is self-sufficient, technically versatile, and comfortable working through unfamiliar problems. This position is best suited for an experienced integrator who does not need constant supervision or step-by-step instruction.

You do not need to know every platform we work with on day one. However, you should have strong enough controls and automation foundation that you can independently research unfamiliar equipment, troubleshoot problems, learn new systems quickly, and know when to ask questions.

This role will work across the full lifecycle of automation projects, including system design, PLC programming, SCADA/HMI development, communications, instrumentation, troubleshooting, commissioning, field support, and customer interaction.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, configure, troubleshoot, and commission industrial control systems.
• Develop and maintain PLC, HMI, and SCADA applications.
• Troubleshoot existing systems in both development and field environments.
• Integrate PLCs, RTUs, flow computers, analyzers, instrumentation, and third-party equipment.
• Configure and troubleshoot industrial communications including EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, OPC, serial communications, and industrial Ethernet networks.
• Work with multiple manufacturers and control platforms rather than being limited to a single ecosystem.
• Develop technical documentation, drawings, reports, procedures, and system documentation.
• Support commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and modifications at customer facilities.
• Communicate directly with customers, operators, engineers, technicians, and other project stakeholders.
• Independently manage assigned tasks and communicate progress, problems, and technical risks.
• Assist other team members and contribute to technical decisions across projects.
• Be willing to research and learn unfamiliar equipment or software when required.
• Travel to customer facilities including offshore as needed to deploy or troubleshoot systems.

Desired Technical Experience

Strong experience in several of the following areas is preferred:

• Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation
• ControlLogix
• CompactLogix
• Micro800
• Studio 5000
• FactoryTalk
• Inductive Automation Ignition
• Perspective
• Vision
• Tag configuration
• Historian
• Alarming
• SQL/database integration
• Wonderware / AVEVA System Platform or InTouch
• PLC and RTU programming
• SCADA and HMI development
• Modbus TCP / RTU
• EtherNet/IP
• OPC / OPC UA
• Industrial networking and communications troubleshooting
• Instrumentation and process controls
• Gas measurement systems
• Flow computers and electronic flow measurement
• Gas chromatography and analytical equipment
• Oil and gas production, pipeline, transmission, LNG, or related process facilities

Experience with platforms such as Schneider Electric/Modicon, Bristol, ABB, OMNI, Red Lion, Kepware, or similar industrial systems is also valuable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of industrial automation, controls, or system integration experience.
• 5+ years of experience supporting oil and gas or similar process-industry applications is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot PLC, SCADA, instrumentation, communications, and control-system problems.
• Strong understanding of control-system architecture and industrial communications.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings, P&IDs, control narratives, I/O documentation, and technical manuals.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently while also knowing when to involve other team members.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable communicating directly with customers and working in operating industrial facilities.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple technical tasks and projects.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel and other common engineering/project tools.
• Engineering, Computer Science, Instrumentation, Automation, or related degree is preferred but not required for candidates with strong relevant experience .

Preferred Experience

Candidates with experience in the following areas will receive strong consideration:

• Natural gas measurement
• Electronic flow measurement
• Gas chromatography and analytical equipment
• Custody-transfer measurement
• Pipeline automation
• LNG systems
• Oil and gas SCADA
• Industrial cybersecurity and networking
• Startup and commissioning
• Brownfield control-system upgrades and migrations

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