Controls Hardware Engineer

TAMKO Building Products LLC is seeking a Controls Hardware Engineer to support our company’s strategic mission and initiatives by managing, developing, and deploying industrial control system hardware (ICSH) standards for continuous manufacturing processes from a corporate perspective. The position location is flexible with a mix of in-office time, site visits, and time at your home office. TAMKO prefers the incumbent live within 50 miles of a primary TAMKO manufacturing or corporate facility:
Joplin, Missouri;
Phillipsburg, Kansas;
Dallas, Texas;
Tuscaloosa, Alabama; or Frederick, Maryland.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may also be assigned.

• Conduct business with honesty and integrity.
• Develop, maintain, and enforce Industrial Control System Hardware (ICSH) standards, approved hardware lists, and documentation practices across TAMKO’s operational technology (OT) infrastructure.
• Design and review ICSH installations and hardware documentation to ensure compliance with applicable standards, functional requirements, and industry regulations including IEC, UL, NFPA, and NEMA.
• Assist in the development and review of piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs) and related operational documentation for manufacturing systems.
• Support development and implementation teams by providing technical guidance, functional requirements, and operational documentation for ICSH systems.
• Maintain compliance with TAMKO documentation standards, including use of the AutoCAD vault repository.
• Serve as a technical resource for ICSH by advising, mentoring, and training personnel across the organization.
• Manage and maintain ICSH laboratory environments to ensure effectiveness, reliability, and usability.
• Monitor industry developments, lifecycle status, and obsolescence of ICSH technologies and communicate impacts as appropriate.
• Support manufacturing facilities by assisting with troubleshooting and resolution of OT control system issues.
• Collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams and support company strategic initiatives and organizational change efforts.
• Participate in professional development, continuous learning, and initiatives that promote team and cultural health.
• Travel to TAMKO manufacturing facilities and corporate offices up to 30% the first year and up to 20% once established in the role.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, preferably electrical; or equivalent education and experience.
• 7+ years of experience with control system hardware design, panel design, or electrical system design.
• 3+ years of experience with:
  Siemens products such as the S7-1500 series of PLCs, S120 drive systems, or G120 drive systems; process control systems; and motion control systems.
• Operating knowledge and use of AutoCAD.
• Experience designing and upkeeping systems for brownfield manufacturing.
• The ability to conduct, or review, load studies, cable sizing, and equipment specifications to meet project demands.
• Proficiency in engineering calculations and an understanding of low to medium voltage systems.
• Familiarity with Arc Flash studies.
• Interpretation and verification of single line drawings.

• 2+ years of experience with: PLC controlled manufacturing systems; instrumentation application and design; and mechanical systems.
• Operating knowledge of AutoCAD Electrical and available symbol libraries.
• Experience with power distribution systems.

• While performing the duties of this job the employee will regularly remain in a stationary position for long periods. The employee will also be required to traverse the office and plant production floors.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may work around moving mechanical parts, at elevated heights, where dusts and fumes could be present in the air, with or in proximity to chemicals, in hot environments, around electrical equipment, and in a loud…