Controls Automation Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title:

Controls Automation Engineer

Location: Lenexa, KS
Employment Type: W2 Contract | Full-Time | 12-Month Assignment
Pay Rate: $40.00 - $42.00/hour | Paid Weekly
Work Model: Fully Onsite
Shift: 1st Shift

Role Overview

Turn automation challenges into smarter, safer, and more efficient manufacturing.

BEPC is seeking an experienced Controls Automation Engineer to support our client's manufacturing operations in Lenexa, Kansas. This is a hands‑on engineering opportunity for someone who enjoys PLC programming, troubleshooting complex control systems, improving equipment performance, and taking automation projects from concept through implementation
.

You’ll work extensively with Rockwell Automation / Allen‑Bradley PLCs
, HMI/SCADA systems, industrial networks, instrumentation, VFDs, and electrical controls. Your work will directly support production reliability, process efficiency, product quality, and manufacturing safety.

If you have 3–5 years of industrial automation experience and strong hands‑on expertise with Control Logix, Compact Logix, and Studio 5000
, this role offers the opportunity to make an immediate impact while expanding your experience across sophisticated manufacturing automation systems.

Why You’ll Want to Apply

• $40.00 - $42.00/hour, paid weekly
• 12‑month full‑time contract
• Hands‑on work with Rockwell / Allen‑Bradley automation technology
• Own automation projects from design and programming through commissioning and startup
• Solve real‑world controls challenges that directly impact manufacturing performance
• Work across PLCs, HMI/SCADA, industrial networks, instrumentation, VFDs, and robotics
• Collaborate with engineering, maintenance, production, and operations teams
• Competitive BEPC benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Join BEPC, a 100% employee‑owned company

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, maintain, and troubleshoot Rockwell Automation / Allen‑Bradley PLC programs
  .
• Work with Control Logix, Compact Logix, Micro Logix, Studio 5000, and RSLogix 5000 platforms.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot HMI/SCADA applications using Factory Talk View SE/ME, Ignition, or similar platforms
  .
• Support automation projects throughout the complete lifecycle, including design, programming, installation, commissioning, startup, and operational handoff
  .
• Diagnose and resolve PLC, instrumentation, electrical, and control system issues to minimize manufacturing downtime.
• Troubleshoot industrial communication networks and connected automation equipment.
• Support instrumentation, sensors, VFDs, servo systems, and motor control centers.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including electrical schematics, P&IDs, control narratives, and programming standards
  .
• Collaborate with process engineers and operations teams to improve manufacturing efficiency, product quality, and process safety.
• Conduct control system audits and identify opportunities for preventive maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Provide onsite and, when required, on‑call technical support for critical manufacturing systems.
• Train maintenance technicians and equipment operators on automation systems and troubleshooting best practices.
• Support integration between automation systems and manufacturing technology platforms where applicable.
• Ensure controls and automation activities comply with applicable engineering standards,
  OSHA requirements, NFPA requirements, and internal safety policies
  .

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering
  , or a related engineering discipline.
• 3–5 years of industrial controls or automation engineering experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Rockwel…