Senior Control System Engineer

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 periodic site visits 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.
• Mix of site-based and engineering support activities.
• Exposure to complex industrial automation environments.
• Opportunity to work on critical operational assets and improvement projects.
• Immediate start available for the right candidate.