Automation Engineer

Job Description

Build deep expertise across PLC, DCS, HMI, and OT systems while helping shape the next generation of our plant.

Position Summary

We are looking for a driven Process Automation Engineer to join our Project Engineering Group in Batesville, Arkansas.

We are hiring a Process Controls / Automation Engineer to help support and modernize a complex specialty chemical manufacturing operation. This is a high-impact opportunity to work across legacy and next-generation technologies, including an active migration to ABB 800M controls. You will learn how the entire plant operates, collaborate with experienced technical leaders, and grow into a trusted resource for automation, troubleshooting, and engineering decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, integrate, test, and start up automation solutions for batch and continuous processes.
• Support change orders, upgrades, and improvement projects across PLC, DCS, HMI, and plant-network environments.
• Program and troubleshoot systems using ladder logic, structured text, function blocks, and batch-sequencing tools.
• Help advance our ABB 800xA and 800M modernization work while supporting Allen-Bradley, legacy DCS, and vendor systems.
• Partner with process engineering, project engineering, operations, electrical maintenance, and instrumentation teams to solve plant-wide problems.
• Diagnose root causes, improve reliability and capacity, develop procedures, and contribute to equipment and process design decisions.
• Participate in occasional after-hours support when critical plant issues arise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering is preferred, but strong technologists, technicians, and systems integrators are encouraged to apply.
• Experience or strong demonstrated aptitude in process controls, automation, systems integration, or controls programming.
• Strong PC literacy and comfort with Windows environments, servers, domains, networking, and operational technology.
• A practical understanding of controllers, I/O, instrumentation, and fieldbus technologies.
• Experience in chemical, petroleum, or another continuous or batch manufacturing environment is preferred.

You will join a close-knit technical team where people share knowledge, work across systems, and see the real-world results of their decisions. If you want technical variety, meaningful ownership, and room to become a go-to plant resource, apply now.