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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 ControlLogix, CompactLogix, 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 ControlLogix, CompactLogix, MicroLogix, Studio 5000, and RSLogix 5000 platforms.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot HMI/SCADA applications using FactoryTalk 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 Rockwell Automation / Allen-Bradley PLC systems.
• Experience with:
• • ControlLogix
  • CompactLogix
  • Studio 5000 / RSLogix 5000
• Experience programming, troubleshooting, and modifying PLC-controlled manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with HMI/SCADA systems such as FactoryTalk View, Wonderware, Ignition, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of industrial communication protocols such as EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, Profibus, and Modbus.
• Experience working with instrumentation, sensors, VFDs, servo systems, and motor control centers (MCCs).
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, P&IDs, and mechanical drawings.
• Strong electrical and controls troubleshooting skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with engineering, maintenance, production, and operations teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Rockwell Automation Certified Logix Designer (CLD) certification.
• Experience with ISA-88 batch control systems.
• Knowledge of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and ERP integrations.
• SAP integration experience.
• Robot programming experience with FANUC, ABB, KUKA, or similar platforms.
• Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma experience.
• Experience in food & beverage, chemical, packaging, life sciences, or other process manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity best practices.

What Success Looks Like

You'll be successful in this role if you can walk into a manufacturing controls problem, diagnose what's happening, determine the root cause, and implement a reliable solution.

Whether you're troubleshooting a PLC issue, improving an HMI, commissioning new equipment, resolving a network communication problem, or optimizing an existing process, you'll be expected to combine strong technical knowledge with practical, hands-on problem solving.

This opportunity is particularly well suited for an engineer who wants to do more than monitor systems—you'll have the opportunity to program, troubleshoot, improve, and implement automation solutions that directly affect manufacturing performance.

About BEPC

BEPC Inc., founded in 2007, is a 100% employee-owned company providing top-tier consulting and staffing solutions across industries like technology, engineering, manufacturing, and project management.

At BEPC, we are driven by innovation and a commitment to excellence. We take pride in fostering a collaborative and innovative environment where our team members thrive. With competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, BEPC is dedicated to supporting our employees' personal and professional growth.

Apply Now!

Ready to put your Rockwell Automation expertise to work on real-world manufacturing challenges?

We'd like to hear from controls and automation professionals with hands-on experience in PLC programming, industrial controls, HMI/SCADA systems, electrical troubleshooting, instrumentation, and manufacturing automation.

Please submit an up-to-date resume with specific examples demonstrating how you meet the qualifications. Be sure to highlight projects involving Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs, ControlLogix, CompactLogix, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk, HMI/SCADA, industrial networking, VFDs, instrumentation, equipment commissioning, and controls troubleshooting.

About BEPC

BEPC Inc., founded in 2007, is a 100% employee-owned company providing top-tier consulting and staffing solutions across industries like technology, engineering, manufacturing, and project management. At BEPC, we are driven by innovation and a commitment to excellence. We take pride in fostering a collaborative and innovative environment where our team members thrive.

With competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, BEPC is dedicated to supporting our employees' personal and professional growth.