Job Details

Line of Business: Service & Support

Pay Range: $102,300 - $136,403

Position Title: Control Systems Engineer

Job Location: Irving, TX

About Us: Heidelberg Materials is a global leader in providing building materials, operating over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with a dedicated workforce of around 9,000 employees.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Deliver expert technical support for troubleshooting, maintenance, and smooth operation of control systems across multiple cement plants, ensuring operational continuity.

• Partner with plant teams and process engineers to assess control system performance, identify optimization opportunities, and execute effective improvement strategies.

• Enhance and sustain expert system applications in critical areas such as crushing, milling, pyro-processing, and environmental compliance.

• Manage and optimize the company's data historian, including tag additions, connection configurations, and custom report generation.

• Facilitate control system upgrades and migrations, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems.

• Conduct training sessions and provide technical guidance to operators and engineers on control system operations and troubleshooting techniques.

• Work closely with cybersecurity specialists to establish and implement stringent security measures for process networks, while continuously monitoring for vulnerabilities.

What Are We Looking For:

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Proven experience in control systems engineering, ideally within the cement or heavy industrial sector.

• Strong grasp of control system fundamentals, including distributed control systems (DCS), programmable logic controllers (PLC), and human-machine interfaces (HMI).

• Proficiency in programming languages such as ladder logic, structured text, or function block. Familiarity with multiple control systems is an advantage.

• Experience in configuring and managing VMware virtual environments.

• Understanding of OPC DA servers, clients, and tunnellers.

• Basic knowledge of cybersecurity principles relevant to control systems.

• Awareness of digitalization, AI, data historians, and expert systems.

• Familiarity with power metering, instrumentation, gas analyzers, control devices, motor control centers, switchgear, and panel design/engineering.

• Exceptional problem-solving and analytical abilities, with the capability to diagnose and resolve complex control system challenges.

What We Offer:

• A competitive base salary of $104,860 - $136,318 along with participation in our annual incentive plan.

• Attractive and comprehensive benefits programs.

• A 401(k) retirement savings plan featuring automatic company contributions and matching options.

Work Environment:

• A collaborative and inclusive workplace culture.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development.

• A supportive and dynamic team environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority / Female / Veteran / Disabled