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# Controls EngineerApply**Job#: 3038654****Job Description:**Controls Engineer**Location:** Richmond, Virginia (Onsite)Role OverviewWe are seeking an Electrical Engineer for a role focused on electrical systems analysis. This position involves performing fault, coordination, and arc flash analysis. The role is 100% onsite.Key Responsibilities* Develop software functional specifications and P&IDs.* Develop and troubleshoot PLC programs using ladder and function block.* Configure HMI and DCS applications.* Design controls networks using multiple hardware and software platforms.* Develop drawings and wiring schematics for instrumentation, communications networks, and control panels with a bill of materials (BOM).* Develop and troubleshoot instrumentation, including flowmeters, analyzers, motors, and valves.* Perform detailed system research and recommend project components to clients.* Provide technical support to other engineering groups, departments, vendors, and customers.* Manage project development, scoping, schedule, and team correspondence.* Travel to local customer sites to support installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting.Required Qualifications**Education:** A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) is required.**Experience:** A minimum of 4 years of instrumentation and controls engineering or technician experience is required. This must include installation and maintenance of PLC/HMI and instrumentation systems in an industrial or manufacturing environment. Experience with electrical systems analysis using SKM, ETAP, or similar software for fault, coordination, and arc flash analysis is also required.**Technical Skills:** Experience troubleshooting industrial electrical, controls, and instrumentation systems. Must be experienced with at least six different PLC and HMI products.Preferred Qualifications* A Professional Engineer (PE) license is preferred.* 7+ years of relevant experience.Company Overview & CultureOur client provides services to a range of industrial and manufacturing sectors, including Mining, Power Production, Tobacco, Chemical, Pulp & Paper, Pharmaceutical, Fibers & Plastics, and Government Contracts. We are looking for a self-motivated and self-directed individual with strong communication and teamwork skills who is eager to accept new challenges. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at accommodations@apexsystems.com or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** Richmond, VA, US**Job Type:** Engineering and Technicians**Date Posted:** June 18, 2026**Pay Range:** $45 - $65 per hour #J-18808-Ljbffr